The only sound that could be heard was the sound of Tai's panting. Kari put her arm around him and hugged him close. "It's okay Tai. We'll get through this." She said comfortingly. "This is so weird. If we go to our parents' houses what else would we find out that we did?" Cody asked wondringly. "Well, they'd find out that their son went Goth." Davis said cheerfully. Cody gave him a scowl. "Well, I guess we should try and find out why we split up and where we live and everything." Kari stuttered. The others nodded and followed Kari as she walked down the hall to the door that held the name, Takaishi. She took a deep breath and opened the door cautiously. All was dark inside the apartment and it was silent. The others walked in the door quietly. Suddenly, two things jumped at both Kari and T.K. Patomon and Gatomon rushed out to protect them, but stopped as the lights came on.
"Mommy! Daddy! We never thought that you'd get home!" A little brown haired girl yelled excitedly as she clutched T.K.'s neck. "Yeah! Mom, I ate a bug while you were gone! Tora dared me to and I did it!" A little blonde haired boy said happily. "I still can't believe you did that, Tai!" The girl giggled, her brown eyes shining. Kari and T.K. looked in wonder at the two children in their arms. The little girl, Tora, was like a copy of Kari. The boy, Tai, looked like T.K. On his head was the green cap that T.K. himself had worn as a child. "Um Kari, I think we got twins. Unless I'm mistaken." T.K. whispered in her ear. She nodded, unable to take her eyes off the children. "Who's that Mom?" Tora asked, pointing at the group behind them.
They turned around to face the group. "Well, this is," T.K. started. "Uncle Matt and Aunt Sora!" The two shrieked. They grinned and waved at them. Matt laughed and Sora smiled as they waved back. "This is Mommy and Daddy's friends Ken and Yolei, Davis, and Cody." Kari finished. The little boy called Tai, rolled his eyes. "Uncle Cody was playin' with the hair gel again!" Cody blushed but said nothing. "Daddy, you forgot Uncle Izzy!" Tora said, smiling shyly at him. Izzy smiled and waved at her. "This is your Uncle Tai, my brother." Kari said, drawing them over to him. The children stared at him in awe. "But Mommy, didn't you say that we couldn't ever say Uncle Tai's name? And that we would never see him ever, 'cause he went to stupid ol' America?" Little Tai asked Kari's eyes widened and she looked at her brother, who stared at her in disbelief. "Gosh, am I always the bad guy here?" Kari looked back down to little Tai. "Hon, it's not like that. I, never said that. He loves you and he's here now. So forget whatever I said." She said quickly.
The children nodded. "Mom, the monsters came back again." Tora said gravely. "What?" T.K. asked. Little Tai turned to him, his face a mask of seriousness. "They came again and tryed to get in. But me an' Tora wouldn't let 'em." Kari and T.K. stared at each other, then at the others in concern. "What are you talking about, um, Tai?" T.K. asked the little boy. The boy shrugged. "One of those weird monsters came back. Those ones called digimon. There was a huge one!" He said excitedly. "Like the size of the Heighton View Terrace tower!" Tora put in. "What did it look like Tai?" Kari asked the little boy, stroking his head affectionately.
"He was really big, an' orange an' black striped. He looked like a T-Rex with metal all over him." Little Tai said. "Greymon." Tai whispered looking at Matt. Matt nodded knowingly. "What was it doing sweetie?" Kari asked. Tora scratched her head and spoke up. "Well, it was trying to get in the window. But me an' Tai went in your drawers Daddy, an' got your weird hand thingie." She said. T.K. looked at her in surprise. "Oh don't worry! We put it back. That an' all the other stuff we dragged out." Tora assured him. "Anyway. Me an' Tora held up the hand thingie an' said what Uncle Davis says." Tai said. "Yeah! DIGIPORT OPEN!!!" Tora yelled, holding a fist in the air. Kari looked at Davis. "Wow, you're real discreet in the future aren't you?" She muttered. Davis grinned, embarrassed.
"An' then, the big monster, T-Rex thing, went up in the sky and disappeared! An' we saved the world!" Little Tai yelled, jumping up in the air. Tora smiled and grabbed his hands and the two jumped together. T.K., Kari, and the others stared at them, then at each other. "Is it possible? Could those kids have really opened the digiport without knowing what the heck they were doing?" Matt whispered. "I don't know. They are the kids of two digidestined. Maybe it's just some inherited thing." Tai replied. "But that still wouldn't explain the logic of the situation. It makes no sense that two children, an average age of about maybe four, were able to take a D-3, open a digiport, and send Greymon back to the digital world without understanding." Izzy said. "Maybe they're just smart kids." Gatomon said defensively. "Oh I don't doubt that Gatomon. It's just the illogical explanation of it all." He replied. "Maybe they sensed the dire situations and just acted as they had seen us act. Use the D-3 and everything will be alright. Perhaps that's the reason." Ken said. "It still doesn't explain it. It's all very confusing if you ask me." Izzy said, shaking his head.
"So what happened after the sky sucked up the monster?" T.K. asked. "You came home!" Tora said cheerfully. "Yeah an' as Uncle Davis says, 'Now the party can begin!'" Litte Tai said happily. "Yes, but unfortunately you two should be in bed. C'mon." Kari said, standing up. The children stood up too, but pouted all the same as Kari led them around the house as she tried to find their room. T.K. smiled at Matt. "She caught on pretty quick huh?" T.K. remarked. Matt smiled. "Yeah, but unfortunately I don't think I'm gonna catch on that quick when I see the kid I supposedly have." Matt said, rubbing his fingers through his hair.
"Okay guys we hafta figure this out. I went to America for some reason. We had a fight or something or other. Not long after that Kari and T.K. got married, we know that for certain. We also have as of yet to figure out where in the name of all heck Joe and Mimi are." Tai said uneasily. "I don't know about you, but I have a bad feeling about this." Cody remarked. "Me too, it's like I can't sense them anywhere." Sora said uneasily. "There must be some logical explanation." Izzy murmured. "The kids are in bed." Kari called out across the room
"Good, but we have one problem as of yet." Tai said. Kari frowned. "What?" Tai shrugged. "Well, the kids." Kari looked at Tai peculiarly. "What about them?" Tai sighed. "Well, we just can't leave 'em here alone with no supervision." He said uneasily. Kari's eyes widened. "You're right. We can't leave them alone, T.K." She said, turning to him. T.K. nodded. "Yeah but do you know what time it is?" He said reprimandingly. "Oh for crying out loud! Who cares what time it is! If we hafta take those kids with us in order to find out what is causing this strange cycle, I say we do it! I mean, remember how late we used to stay up when WE went to the digital world?" Izzy said, exasperated. The others looked at him. "I agree with Uncle Izzy." A small voice said from behind the couch.
The others looked at the couch and saw two small heads, one brown, one blonde, peering out from behind it. "I mean, we are four fingers old. We're really big!" Tora said sensibly. "An' we wanna see more monsters like Daddy's!" Little Tai yelled. The digidestined eyed each other, then the children. "Well, it might work." Cody said. "Might work! Uncle Cody, it will work! We'll be awfully good!" Tai said excitedly. "As good as you were about going to bed?" Kari asked disdainfully. The children shrunk for a moment, then Tai's head perked back up. "Well, we knew you'd need us anyway, Mommy! So we came back!" He said cheerily.
"Well, lets do it. There can't be any REAL harm can there?" Sora asked. "Yeah, but I hate to remind you that our newborn is at home as well." Matt said. Sora blushed. "Yeah. Our newborn." She said softly. "Okay break it up! We gotta decide what we're gonna do." Tai interrupted rather loudly. "Well, I really wanna go back to our home, mine and Matt's I guess, and see the baby. I mean, we'll find someplace to put it and all but, I just need to go." Sora stuttered. Tai sighed, his brown eyes filled with an unexplainable sadness. Matt looked at him, and his heart fell to the floor. "It won't take long Tai." He said softly. Tai nodded, but didn't say a word.
"Hey guys! Look at this!" Kari yelled suddenly. In her hand was a letter and she was looking at it eagerly. "It's a letter from Joe and Mimi!" She said excitedly. "Cool! What's it say?" T.K. asked, peering over her shoulder to look at the letter. "It says, "Ciao everyone! Joe and I are finishing up our vacation in Venice. Little Katie is getting homesick, so we should be heading back soon. Maybe after this, I might be able to talk Joe into going to America to see Tai. I know that you don't think much of that idea guys but still, I need to see how he's doing. His last letter didn't sound too good. But anyway, we'll bring you back something. Joe is so silly, he keeps insisting that we'll bring you back some kind of foreign disease! And he's a doctor! Silly, sweet Joe! Well, Au revaire! Always yours, Mimi and Joe Kido."
"Well at least we know they're okay." Matt said, relieved. "I don't know about that." Izzy interjected. "Kari, what was the date on that letter?" Kari looked it over. "July fourth." She said, looking at Izzy curiously. "It's the twenty third of July." He said grimly. "So? What's that got to do with anything?" Davis asked. "It means that in a few days time, something could have happened to Mimi and Joe." Ken frowned. "What makes you think anything's wrong? They were heading back from Venice right? That's all." Ken said. "Yeah, but they should be back right?" Izzy interjected again. "Izzy, I don't see what you're getting at." Ken said. "I think I do." Gatomon said. "Mimi and Joe could have TRIED to return home, but something drastic could have happened to them."
Sora frowned. "Yeah, but still I don't think there is any reason to be worried. Mimi always likes to stay in exotic places longer." Izzy nodded. "Yeah. But it's just a feeling I have." The others looked at Izzy, then at each other. "Well, if we're gonna get to Sora's place, we better hurry." Tai said, still worried about the past statements. "But where do we live?" Matt asked. "4400 Kindi Drive, Room 30." Kari said suddenly. The others looked at her and she frowned. "That's funny. I don't know where that came from." Tai looked at her strangely. "Well, let's try it."
When they finally reached the apartment buildings, they gazed up in awe at them. They were obviously very expensive and glamorous, white walls and turning staircases. "Man Matt, you've been living it up." Cody said, looking at the building. "Don't you like Uncle Matt's apartment Uncle Cody?" Tora asked. Cody nodded. "I just wish I had it this good." He muttered. They climbed the staircases and reached the room. Matt took a deep breath and turned the knob. It was not locked. Sora frowned. "Something's not right you guys." She whispered as they walked into the darkened apartment. They looked around in awe at the place. Couches and tables were turned over, the furniture ripped apart. Tai flicked on the light and the whole scene came to their vision. "Holy shit." Cody whispered. The others looked at him. He blushed and shrugged. "I don't know where that came from." He said, still blushing.
"Well, I don't blame him. What the hell, heck, happened?" Matt muttered, fingering a piece of furniture. Sora's eyes widened and she ran back into another room. "Guys, look at this." The others looked at Tai, his voice sounding forced and queer. "What is it Tai?" Davis asked. Tai didn't speak but merely pointed to the kitchen table. It was the only thing that hadn't been disturbed. On it's glossy surface lay a newspaper article. On the front page was a picture of Mimi and Joe. "What in the world?" Yolei whispered. The headline made their hearts catch in their throats.
FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNER MIMI KIDO AND HER HUSBAND DR. JOE KIDO KILLED IN CAR CRASH.
Famous fashion designer Mimi Kido, her husband Dr. Joe Kido and their young daughter Katie, were finishing their vacation in Venice when a car ran into their Mercedes Benz early Saturday morning, July fifth. The car after hitting the couple took off. The police have still not found any suspects or witnesses. Mimi Kido was killed on impact, while Dr. Kido was able to make it to the ambulance and to the hospital, where he died of heart failure early Sunday morning. His last words were curious ones, "Mimi! Katie! Find Katie. She's gone. The crest, digimon. Crest. Tai." His words petered out after the last word. No one knows what Dr. Kido was talking about, our staff and others are trying to figure it out. The strange thing about this case is that the young girl Katie Kido was not found in the car or at the scene. She has totally disappeared, much to the dismay and shock of the parents of Joe and Mimi. "We are astounded at this. We've not only lost Mimi, but we've lost our grandchild as well." Mimi's mother, Mrs. Tachikawa remarked. The police assure us that they will keep working on this case as long as there is fresh evidence.
The digidestined gazed at each other in shock. Then a few words caught their eye. There was an arrow, written with a blood red color pointing to Mimi, Joe, and then the crashed car. The words read, "This isn't the end." "Oh Ken. I'm afraid." Yolei said. Ken placed his arm around her gently, as Hawkmon and Wormon looked at each other curiously. Matt suddenly looked up, his blue eyes blazing. In the doorway was Sora. Her brown eyes were filled with tears. "The baby's gone." She whispered.
"Mommy! Daddy! We never thought that you'd get home!" A little brown haired girl yelled excitedly as she clutched T.K.'s neck. "Yeah! Mom, I ate a bug while you were gone! Tora dared me to and I did it!" A little blonde haired boy said happily. "I still can't believe you did that, Tai!" The girl giggled, her brown eyes shining. Kari and T.K. looked in wonder at the two children in their arms. The little girl, Tora, was like a copy of Kari. The boy, Tai, looked like T.K. On his head was the green cap that T.K. himself had worn as a child. "Um Kari, I think we got twins. Unless I'm mistaken." T.K. whispered in her ear. She nodded, unable to take her eyes off the children. "Who's that Mom?" Tora asked, pointing at the group behind them.
They turned around to face the group. "Well, this is," T.K. started. "Uncle Matt and Aunt Sora!" The two shrieked. They grinned and waved at them. Matt laughed and Sora smiled as they waved back. "This is Mommy and Daddy's friends Ken and Yolei, Davis, and Cody." Kari finished. The little boy called Tai, rolled his eyes. "Uncle Cody was playin' with the hair gel again!" Cody blushed but said nothing. "Daddy, you forgot Uncle Izzy!" Tora said, smiling shyly at him. Izzy smiled and waved at her. "This is your Uncle Tai, my brother." Kari said, drawing them over to him. The children stared at him in awe. "But Mommy, didn't you say that we couldn't ever say Uncle Tai's name? And that we would never see him ever, 'cause he went to stupid ol' America?" Little Tai asked Kari's eyes widened and she looked at her brother, who stared at her in disbelief. "Gosh, am I always the bad guy here?" Kari looked back down to little Tai. "Hon, it's not like that. I, never said that. He loves you and he's here now. So forget whatever I said." She said quickly.
The children nodded. "Mom, the monsters came back again." Tora said gravely. "What?" T.K. asked. Little Tai turned to him, his face a mask of seriousness. "They came again and tryed to get in. But me an' Tora wouldn't let 'em." Kari and T.K. stared at each other, then at the others in concern. "What are you talking about, um, Tai?" T.K. asked the little boy. The boy shrugged. "One of those weird monsters came back. Those ones called digimon. There was a huge one!" He said excitedly. "Like the size of the Heighton View Terrace tower!" Tora put in. "What did it look like Tai?" Kari asked the little boy, stroking his head affectionately.
"He was really big, an' orange an' black striped. He looked like a T-Rex with metal all over him." Little Tai said. "Greymon." Tai whispered looking at Matt. Matt nodded knowingly. "What was it doing sweetie?" Kari asked. Tora scratched her head and spoke up. "Well, it was trying to get in the window. But me an' Tai went in your drawers Daddy, an' got your weird hand thingie." She said. T.K. looked at her in surprise. "Oh don't worry! We put it back. That an' all the other stuff we dragged out." Tora assured him. "Anyway. Me an' Tora held up the hand thingie an' said what Uncle Davis says." Tai said. "Yeah! DIGIPORT OPEN!!!" Tora yelled, holding a fist in the air. Kari looked at Davis. "Wow, you're real discreet in the future aren't you?" She muttered. Davis grinned, embarrassed.
"An' then, the big monster, T-Rex thing, went up in the sky and disappeared! An' we saved the world!" Little Tai yelled, jumping up in the air. Tora smiled and grabbed his hands and the two jumped together. T.K., Kari, and the others stared at them, then at each other. "Is it possible? Could those kids have really opened the digiport without knowing what the heck they were doing?" Matt whispered. "I don't know. They are the kids of two digidestined. Maybe it's just some inherited thing." Tai replied. "But that still wouldn't explain the logic of the situation. It makes no sense that two children, an average age of about maybe four, were able to take a D-3, open a digiport, and send Greymon back to the digital world without understanding." Izzy said. "Maybe they're just smart kids." Gatomon said defensively. "Oh I don't doubt that Gatomon. It's just the illogical explanation of it all." He replied. "Maybe they sensed the dire situations and just acted as they had seen us act. Use the D-3 and everything will be alright. Perhaps that's the reason." Ken said. "It still doesn't explain it. It's all very confusing if you ask me." Izzy said, shaking his head.
"So what happened after the sky sucked up the monster?" T.K. asked. "You came home!" Tora said cheerfully. "Yeah an' as Uncle Davis says, 'Now the party can begin!'" Litte Tai said happily. "Yes, but unfortunately you two should be in bed. C'mon." Kari said, standing up. The children stood up too, but pouted all the same as Kari led them around the house as she tried to find their room. T.K. smiled at Matt. "She caught on pretty quick huh?" T.K. remarked. Matt smiled. "Yeah, but unfortunately I don't think I'm gonna catch on that quick when I see the kid I supposedly have." Matt said, rubbing his fingers through his hair.
"Okay guys we hafta figure this out. I went to America for some reason. We had a fight or something or other. Not long after that Kari and T.K. got married, we know that for certain. We also have as of yet to figure out where in the name of all heck Joe and Mimi are." Tai said uneasily. "I don't know about you, but I have a bad feeling about this." Cody remarked. "Me too, it's like I can't sense them anywhere." Sora said uneasily. "There must be some logical explanation." Izzy murmured. "The kids are in bed." Kari called out across the room
"Good, but we have one problem as of yet." Tai said. Kari frowned. "What?" Tai shrugged. "Well, the kids." Kari looked at Tai peculiarly. "What about them?" Tai sighed. "Well, we just can't leave 'em here alone with no supervision." He said uneasily. Kari's eyes widened. "You're right. We can't leave them alone, T.K." She said, turning to him. T.K. nodded. "Yeah but do you know what time it is?" He said reprimandingly. "Oh for crying out loud! Who cares what time it is! If we hafta take those kids with us in order to find out what is causing this strange cycle, I say we do it! I mean, remember how late we used to stay up when WE went to the digital world?" Izzy said, exasperated. The others looked at him. "I agree with Uncle Izzy." A small voice said from behind the couch.
The others looked at the couch and saw two small heads, one brown, one blonde, peering out from behind it. "I mean, we are four fingers old. We're really big!" Tora said sensibly. "An' we wanna see more monsters like Daddy's!" Little Tai yelled. The digidestined eyed each other, then the children. "Well, it might work." Cody said. "Might work! Uncle Cody, it will work! We'll be awfully good!" Tai said excitedly. "As good as you were about going to bed?" Kari asked disdainfully. The children shrunk for a moment, then Tai's head perked back up. "Well, we knew you'd need us anyway, Mommy! So we came back!" He said cheerily.
"Well, lets do it. There can't be any REAL harm can there?" Sora asked. "Yeah, but I hate to remind you that our newborn is at home as well." Matt said. Sora blushed. "Yeah. Our newborn." She said softly. "Okay break it up! We gotta decide what we're gonna do." Tai interrupted rather loudly. "Well, I really wanna go back to our home, mine and Matt's I guess, and see the baby. I mean, we'll find someplace to put it and all but, I just need to go." Sora stuttered. Tai sighed, his brown eyes filled with an unexplainable sadness. Matt looked at him, and his heart fell to the floor. "It won't take long Tai." He said softly. Tai nodded, but didn't say a word.
"Hey guys! Look at this!" Kari yelled suddenly. In her hand was a letter and she was looking at it eagerly. "It's a letter from Joe and Mimi!" She said excitedly. "Cool! What's it say?" T.K. asked, peering over her shoulder to look at the letter. "It says, "Ciao everyone! Joe and I are finishing up our vacation in Venice. Little Katie is getting homesick, so we should be heading back soon. Maybe after this, I might be able to talk Joe into going to America to see Tai. I know that you don't think much of that idea guys but still, I need to see how he's doing. His last letter didn't sound too good. But anyway, we'll bring you back something. Joe is so silly, he keeps insisting that we'll bring you back some kind of foreign disease! And he's a doctor! Silly, sweet Joe! Well, Au revaire! Always yours, Mimi and Joe Kido."
"Well at least we know they're okay." Matt said, relieved. "I don't know about that." Izzy interjected. "Kari, what was the date on that letter?" Kari looked it over. "July fourth." She said, looking at Izzy curiously. "It's the twenty third of July." He said grimly. "So? What's that got to do with anything?" Davis asked. "It means that in a few days time, something could have happened to Mimi and Joe." Ken frowned. "What makes you think anything's wrong? They were heading back from Venice right? That's all." Ken said. "Yeah, but they should be back right?" Izzy interjected again. "Izzy, I don't see what you're getting at." Ken said. "I think I do." Gatomon said. "Mimi and Joe could have TRIED to return home, but something drastic could have happened to them."
Sora frowned. "Yeah, but still I don't think there is any reason to be worried. Mimi always likes to stay in exotic places longer." Izzy nodded. "Yeah. But it's just a feeling I have." The others looked at Izzy, then at each other. "Well, if we're gonna get to Sora's place, we better hurry." Tai said, still worried about the past statements. "But where do we live?" Matt asked. "4400 Kindi Drive, Room 30." Kari said suddenly. The others looked at her and she frowned. "That's funny. I don't know where that came from." Tai looked at her strangely. "Well, let's try it."
When they finally reached the apartment buildings, they gazed up in awe at them. They were obviously very expensive and glamorous, white walls and turning staircases. "Man Matt, you've been living it up." Cody said, looking at the building. "Don't you like Uncle Matt's apartment Uncle Cody?" Tora asked. Cody nodded. "I just wish I had it this good." He muttered. They climbed the staircases and reached the room. Matt took a deep breath and turned the knob. It was not locked. Sora frowned. "Something's not right you guys." She whispered as they walked into the darkened apartment. They looked around in awe at the place. Couches and tables were turned over, the furniture ripped apart. Tai flicked on the light and the whole scene came to their vision. "Holy shit." Cody whispered. The others looked at him. He blushed and shrugged. "I don't know where that came from." He said, still blushing.
"Well, I don't blame him. What the hell, heck, happened?" Matt muttered, fingering a piece of furniture. Sora's eyes widened and she ran back into another room. "Guys, look at this." The others looked at Tai, his voice sounding forced and queer. "What is it Tai?" Davis asked. Tai didn't speak but merely pointed to the kitchen table. It was the only thing that hadn't been disturbed. On it's glossy surface lay a newspaper article. On the front page was a picture of Mimi and Joe. "What in the world?" Yolei whispered. The headline made their hearts catch in their throats.
FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNER MIMI KIDO AND HER HUSBAND DR. JOE KIDO KILLED IN CAR CRASH.
Famous fashion designer Mimi Kido, her husband Dr. Joe Kido and their young daughter Katie, were finishing their vacation in Venice when a car ran into their Mercedes Benz early Saturday morning, July fifth. The car after hitting the couple took off. The police have still not found any suspects or witnesses. Mimi Kido was killed on impact, while Dr. Kido was able to make it to the ambulance and to the hospital, where he died of heart failure early Sunday morning. His last words were curious ones, "Mimi! Katie! Find Katie. She's gone. The crest, digimon. Crest. Tai." His words petered out after the last word. No one knows what Dr. Kido was talking about, our staff and others are trying to figure it out. The strange thing about this case is that the young girl Katie Kido was not found in the car or at the scene. She has totally disappeared, much to the dismay and shock of the parents of Joe and Mimi. "We are astounded at this. We've not only lost Mimi, but we've lost our grandchild as well." Mimi's mother, Mrs. Tachikawa remarked. The police assure us that they will keep working on this case as long as there is fresh evidence.
The digidestined gazed at each other in shock. Then a few words caught their eye. There was an arrow, written with a blood red color pointing to Mimi, Joe, and then the crashed car. The words read, "This isn't the end." "Oh Ken. I'm afraid." Yolei said. Ken placed his arm around her gently, as Hawkmon and Wormon looked at each other curiously. Matt suddenly looked up, his blue eyes blazing. In the doorway was Sora. Her brown eyes were filled with tears. "The baby's gone." She whispered.