Me: As usual, I don't own Digimon. I love this computer!
Tai: What for?
Me: I can write as many Digimon stories on here and not get in trouble! I also don't own "Change into Power" off the Digimon soundtrack.
Sora: You are continuing from your series, right?
Me: Of course! I wouldn't leave you two only seconds from combat-one against the other without a fight to the death!
Tai: That's what worries me...
Sora closed her eyes tightly as she waited for the Sword of Darkness to cleave her in two, but that time didn't come-for her Daggers of Love came up through the sky and collided with the weapon, which sent Tai sprawling to the ground!
"Nice job, Sora!" Biyomon complimented.
"Tai! I'm sorry about that; I didn't mean to! Are you all right?" Sora asked worriedly.
"Hey! For the moment, he's not our Tai, so go and get him back the only way you know how-by fighting him!" Agumon protested. Sora nodded briefly, then steadied herself for Tai's next attack.
"Impressive. The Daggers of Love suit you perfectly...just like the Crest of Love suited you."
Tai declared softly. Sora almost brought her Daggers down, until she saw the glint in his eyes and knew he was setting her up. He lashed out with the Sword, but she quickly counteracted
with her own weapons.
"Thie battle's not gonna be a cakewalk. Tai and I both know each other's moves back to
front, so I'll have to find some sort of weakness and exploit it for myself."
Yamato "Matt" Ishida ran as fast as he could with Gabumon at his side.
"If he's done anything to hurt her, I'll tear him apart with my bare hands, Sword of Darkness
or not!" Somewhere during his thoughts, he came to a sudden halt. Gabumon hit his legs and fell back onto his rear.
"What's wrong, Matt? Why'd you stop running?"
To his surprise, Matt started laughing. That just confused Gabumon even more.
"This whole time Gabumon, if you'd only Digivolved we'd be there already!"
"True. Let's do it! Gabumon Digivolve to...GARURUMON!!!"
Within seconds, Matt and Garurumon shot off like a light.
Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya, atop of Raidramon, raced as fast as possible with the Sword of Courage sheathed by his side. He'd barely made it into the World of Darkness!
"Davis, what's going on? Is there any reason why we're trying to find Tai and Sora at this
pace?" Raidramon asked. Davis quickly nodded, but kept silent.
"I can't tell Raidramon the real reason why I want him to keep moving. All I know that is if
we don't get to where Tai and Sora are at as soon as possible, something terrible will happen
to them...something that we won't be able to fix!"
To all the boys and the girls in the Digital World from near or far
We'll be your ultimate friends and until the end wherever you are...oh yeah!
Chorus: Change into Power!
We've got the power!
We got the strength within and we always fight to win it
Change into Power!
We got the power!
Together you and me'll win the victory!
Unbeknownst to Davis or Raidramon, Miyako "Yolei" Inoue-Motomiya was keeping an eye
on Davis from a safe distance while on top of Halsemon.
"Faster, Halsemon! We've gotta keep up with Davis and Raidramon so they'll lead us to Tai
and Sora." Halsemon rose one eyebrow up at his partner, but sped up.
"Yolei, why don't we just ask Davis if we can help him with his search?"
"Are you kidding, Halsemon? If Dai knew I was here, in my condition, he'd have some babies
even before me! And, this is the first time he and I will have ever..." Yolei stopped speaking
for a few seconds to allow some tears to flow as she patted her stomach with concern.
"Full speed ahead, Halsemon!"
The battle between Tai and Sora had grown cataclysmic! Tai had drawn first blood, nearly
dropping the Sword as the sight of her struggling to keep from crying cut him as deeply as the
Sword ever could. Sora chose that moment to-with pure reluctance-stab Tai in the side with
one of her Daggers! Tai cried out as he staggered back in pain, letting Sora see how her touch
had hurt him even more.
"Tai, you've given me no choice. I had to do it...why don't you understand?" They both
stopped as they both had a forgotten memory surface from deep in their minds...
Flashback
Sora's was of one when she was younger, arguing with her mother.
"I want you to give up that silly soccer game and come work in the flower shop."
"No, I won't do it!"
"Sora, my decision is final!"
"Why don't you understand?!"
Tai's was of Sora also, but after some time had passed and it was during their first
adventure in the Digital World.
"I'm the only one left to fight Myotismon."
"No, Biyomon! You can't go, not in your condition."
"Sora, I have to go!"
"No, Biyomon I won't let you! My decision is final!"
"Sora, why can't you understand me?"
End flashback
During that brief moment, Sora, Agumon and Biyomon saw a glint of the old Tai buried
somewhere deep, beneath the darkness that had claimed him.
"I felt something...I think it was your love shining through..."
Sora felt something too...tears trickling down her cheeks as she recalled what her best friend
had said to her after her Crest finally glowed.
"Oh, Tai..."
"Howling Blaster!!"
WHAM! Tai cried out as the ground from underneath his feet gave way and he hurtled down
toward the Dark Ocean.
"TAIIIIIIIIIII!" Sora wailed.
"Tai, hang on! Agumon Warp-Digivolve to...."
Digimon: Digital Monters; 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 Dragon Digimon was back for one last battle, as he spun around with his massive
"Dramon Destroyers" facing the Ocean.
"Mega Claw!!" WarGreymon caught his partner with only seconds to spare before he
would've plummeted to his death in the icy waters of darkness!
Not that far from Tai's position, Davis and Raidramon witnessed the entire event transpire!
"Whoa! Did you see that, Raidramon? Let's move out and see if Tai needs help!"
High up in the sky, Yolei and Halsemon observed the rescue from above Davis' position in
awe and surprise.
"Whoa! Did you see that, Halsemon? We've got to see if they need help; I don't care if Davis
sees me now. Let's go!"
As for the other DigiDestined, T.K., Kari, Mimi and Izzy all caught a flight back to Odaiba where Ken, Cody and Joe were all waiting for them with Gennai.
"Prodigious! So, if my theory is correct, Tai isn't fully healed from whatever force took
control of him about ten years ago. That means he's in great danger! If Sora strikes him in the
heart while in the heat of battle..." Izzy began excitedly.
Gennai finished it up for him. "...Then the Digital World itself is in grave peril. DigiDestined,
it is time for your own Digimon to tell you of an ancient prophecy that has existed since the
eight DigiDestined were first chosen."
"Since the eight of you were chosen to be DigiDestined, a certain number of you were, as you
hunams say it, 'destined to be.'" Tentomon explained. "When the two of you were 'destined'
the ancient prophecies started coming true: The time when the hero of Courage risked his
own life to rescue the heroine of Love within the pyramid...
"I'm coming, Sora!"
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
"The time when he rescued her from an oncoming Mammothmon, from Andromon, made her
an undying promise that he has kept to this very day...
"I won't let anything happen to you..."
"Oh, Tai...you promise?"
"Mm-hmm!"
"He even sent her to search for the heroes of Friendship and Reliability, knowing that without
the whole team, his efforts to best Piedmon were slim to none...
"I have to help Tai or the world will be destroyed!"
"But suddenly, an event occurred that shattered the very foundation of the Digital World,
although we didn't know it at the time because we were on Earth with the rest of you
celebrating Christmas...her feelings were intermixed-between Courage and Friendship!" The
other DigiDestined had figured it out loooooong before Tentomon was halfway through!
"So, um, Sora, are you going to the concert with anybody? I mean, not that it matters to me,
uh...Just wondering."
"No, I want to be available in case Matt is free afterwards."
"Oh, I see. Matt, huh?"
"..."
"It's okay."
"You're not mad at me, Tai?"
"No, of course not. Now get in there and say 'Hi' to Matt for me!"
"Thanks, Tai..."
"The least you could do is leave us the cookies!"
"Tell you what-I'll make some special ones for you..."
"I'll be waiting...Thanks."
"You know what, Tai?"
"What?"
"You've really grown up!"
"...And that's the prophecy, decreed long ago by Azulongmon himself that Courage and Love
would intertwine and become as one and together, they could save the Digital World. But
ever since Love's affections were sent toward Friendship, the Digital World was badly
affected and only by reuniting them again in love, spirit and harmony can the Digital World,
the Real World and the World of Darkness truly be saved." Tentomon finished calmly.
"Wow! I didn't know my brother was part of an ancient prophecy. I wouldn't have teased him
so much in the old days if I'd known!" Kari started giggling until Gatomon nudged her with
an outstretched claw.
"Sure you would've. That's why Gennai made us promise not to tell you guys until after they
got married, but I guess this is as good a time as any to tell the lovebirds. Where are they?"
Gennai's face took on a solemn look. "In the World of Darkness, battling to the death."
"Then we've got to go there and stop them!" Kari declared angrily.
"Don't forget these, DigiDestined! Kari, this belongs to you: Your Staff of Light will
allow you to hit an enemy from even long distances. T.K., your Saber of Hope works like the
nne on those old "Star Wars" movies in America, but its much more effective."
"Don't you mean 'defective?'" Ken piped up. Kari and Gatomon both whacked him upside
his head.
"Hey! I'm only saying it 'cause Davis isn't here!"
"If I may? Thank you. Ken, the Blade of Kindness gives you the power to cleave an enemy's
body in two on impact!" Everyone-including Ken-rushed to the bathrooms to let out their
lunches.
"And I thought nothing was more nauseating than having to eat Tai's mother's food!" Izzy
gasped as they all returned from the respective bathrooms.
"Izzy, the Book of Knowledge isn't a weapon, but rather, a guide that allows you to keep
track of every DigiDestined throughout the Digital World, the Real World and the World of
Darkness. Joe, your 1st aid kit of Reliability gives you the know-how you need to effectively
cure your friends of any disease, injury or wound-except fatalities. That's the only catch.
Cody, I have changed your old Kendo stick and transformed it into the Staff of Knowledge &
Reliability. Your fighting skills will not only return to you that which you used in youth, but
also some new, unused techniques. Mimi, the Ring of Sincerity is very powerful, but very
dangerous-use it only with extreme caution!" Mimi shivered with slight fear as she placed it
on her pinky finger.
"I'd put it on my ring finger, but then you wouldn't be able to see the ring Izzy bought me for
our wedding!" The others-Izzy excluded-groaned sadly; Gennai sighed.
"Some people never change...For Davis and Yolei-when you run into them-the Nunchaku of
Courage & Friendship and the Grappling Hook of Love & Sincerity. And finally, Yamato-one
whose weapon could be a match for Tai's own Sword of Courage...the Whip of Friendship."
Ken stepped up with his Blade of Kindness strapped to his side and picked up the box that
contained Davis, Yolei and Matt's weapons.
"Then let's go, then! Portal of Darkness, open!"
The second WarGreymon and Tai hit the ground safely, he deDigivolved back to Agumon.
Sora turned and glared at Matt with all the hatred she could muster. She never thought the
face of one she loved could also possibly be one that she hated.
"How could you?! I was getting through to him and you cold-heartedly tried to kill him
by using your own Digimon! You don't deserve the Crest of Friendship even more than you
don't deserve me as a wife! Effective as of now, we're divorced! With the exception of
DigiDestined reunions, I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you and I don't want to
be Mrs. Yamato Ishida ever again!" A few moments later, Davis and Yolei ran in with
Veemon and Hawkmon by their sides-yes, Davis did spot Yolei from above him!
"Never, Sora..." Unbeknownst to any of the others, Matt had been taken over by the same evil
that had taken control of Tai so long ago. Sora finally got a good look at the real Tai-his hair
was more or less the same mop of brown hair from long ago, albeit shorter. And he did wear
the headband and the jacket with the yellow paw prints, even if the jacket was a tiny bit too small for him.
"Tai can't win this one! I've got the one thing he's wanted with me now! And if I can't have
you, no one will!" Matt lunged in a blind rage for Tai's throat, clutching the Sword of
Darkness; Tai prepared to defend himself.
"Tai, catch!" Davis tossed Tai the Sword of Courage and the second he caught it, an orange
glow surrounded him, the Sword's power activated. Problem is, Tai would never get to use
the Sword, or would he?
"TAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIII!!" Sora pulled out one of her Daggers and threw it straight for
Matt's stomach. But, Matt stopped at the last second, and it plunged right into Tai's chest!
The World of Darkness instantly went even darker than it had already been before! That's
when the others finally came in. Tai eyed Sora with a final look of longing before he slowly
dropped to his knees.
"TAI!" Sora, Kari, Gatomon, Agumon and Biyomon ran to his side, fearing the worst. Joe
was right behind them, holding his 1st aid kit of Reliability. He immediately went to work,
trying to heal Tai's wound. Seconds into the procedure, he stopped.
"What's wrong, Joe? Cure him!" Gatomon demanded.
"I can't...The wound's fatal." Joe whispered sadly.
"Sora..." Tai croaked softly. Sora instantly bent down to him.
"Yeah, Tai?"
"I'm sorry for all the pain I caused you when I had that Sword...I don't deserve your love..."
"Tai, of course you do! If anything, I don't deserve your love! I've been so blinded by Matt's
good looks that I failed to see the one who loved me for me. If you could just forgive me for what I did...?"
Tai smiled and stroked her cheek with all the energy he had left.
"You were forgiven the instant you said you'd make some special ones for me...I love you, Sora..." Tai forced himself upward and kissed her with a passion that had never died out
despite him being controlled by evil. Sora kissed him back with a fiery passion that hadn't
died out either-it had just went dormant.
Sora whispered into Tai's ear with a tone of pure bliss and contentment, "I love you too, Tai...always."
That's when Tai sighed and his head fell back, to gently land on Sora's lap, his face contorted
in happiness and joy.