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She sat on a rocky ridge, her head resting on her chin. She was smiling as she watched her squirming captives. So, the digi-destined were going to try to take HER over, were they? HA! They wouldn't be able to defeat her. There was no earthly way they could. She eyed her hands and smiled. She was growing larger. They didn't know that of course, but she was getting powerful. Just a few more finishing touches and she would have them, forever.
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Heighton View Terrace hadn't changed at all, even in 2011. It was still the same as the digi-destined remembered it. "I don't know about you guys, but I kinda wish that we weren't doing this." Davis commented. "We have to Davis! There's no other way." T.K. said firmly. "Yeah I know. I'm just glad that I wasn't stupid enough to have kids so early." Davis said, putting his hands behind his head. T.K. frowned. "You probably would never find a girl who would even touch you! You had your chance with Mindy and now," T.K. stopped abruptly. Davis stared at him, his brown eyes wide. "I, I'm, what was I talking about?" T.K. stuttered. "I dunno. But what's weird is that I know who you're talking about. I don't know anyone named Mindy do I?" Davis asked, his arms dropping. T.K shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair.
"This is all very strange Armadillomon." Cody muttered as he gazed up at the tower. "What are you talkin' about Cody? There's nothing really strange. Just a little nip in the air." Armadillomon said cheerfully. "No, it's those graffiti marks on the building." He said quietly. Armadillomon frowned. "So? What about them?" Cody shut his eyes. "I made them." Armadillomon stared at Cody, then turned away. Suddenly Yolei sat down on the ground and placed her head in her hands. "I'm not gonna do it! I refuse! There's something weird going on and I don't wanna be a part of it." She said stubbornly. The others turned to her. "C'mon Yolei, we don't have time for a rest. You need to come on." Davis protested, leaning down to pull her up. "Leave me alone! You don't need me! I'm no use to you anyway! I'll just slow you down! I'm stupid and slow and I have a terrible temper! I'll just slow you down!" She yelled, pressing her hands to her forehead.
Davis started to speak again, but Ken placed a hand on his arm. Ken then dropped to the ground beside Yolei. "Then I'm not going either." Yolei's head became erect as she looked at him. "What are you talking about?" She asked. "If all those things you said about yourself are true, then the same is true for me as well." Yolei stared at him. "W-what? You're not stupid! You're a genius!" Ken smiled. "Of course, but remember how long it took me to actually come and work with you guys? That was stupid. I was slow. And also, I DO have a terrible temper. So you see Yolei, we all have our faults, but it's our faults that make us one. Now are you with us?" Ken asked, holding out his hand.
Yolei looked at Ken, then at his outstretched hand. She smiled a teary smile and took hold of it. Ken grinned and pulled her up from the ground. "I think we can go now." Ken said to the others. "Well it's about time whiny-butt." Davis remarked cooly to Yolei. "YOU WANNA SAY THAT TO MY FACE PIG HEAD?" Yolei yelled into Davis' face. Davis jumped backwards. "M-me? Pig head is such a strong word!" He stuttered as Yolei stared at him angrily. "Drop it Davis!" Kari laughed. "Fine, I'll drop it if you say so Kari." Davis said smoothly. "One word of warning Davis." T.K. said. "What's that T.S.?" Davis remarked with a smile. "This isn't like when we were in grade school. Kari's married now. And if you don't mind my saying so, it's kinda wrong to try to get a girl to like you when she's already married." T.K. said with a smile. Davis frowned and walked away grumbling. The others laughed and walked further.
"Is this where your dream took place Tai?" Izzy asked. Tai didn't say anything, but nodded. Sora crept up behind him. "Do you think this is where everything will be resolved?" She asked Tai. Tai turned around, and for the first time since his collapse, his eyes, tinged with white, sparkled. "I don't know. I hope so." Tai said quietly. "I know one thing. I wanna go home!" The others turned around to face Cody, who stood straight, his hands clenched at his sides. "It'll all be over soon enough Cody. Don't worry about it." Davis said easily. "Yeah, it'll be over alright. We'll all be dead!" Cody said angrily. "Now Cody, you know that's not true." Armadillomon said reassuringly. "Oh really! I know it! We'll never get home! Look at Joe and Mimi! They didn't intend for this to happen and look what happened to them! They're both dead and their daughter is probably dead too!" He said angrily.
"Man you sure became a pessimist in the past couple years." Davis commented. "You just shut up! I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it!" Cody yelled. The group looked at him with wide eyes. Cody paled and placed his hand over his mouth. "I want to go home." He muttered. "Look, it'll take a bit Cody, but we'll get home." Matt said, placing his hand on Cody's shoulder. "I'm sorry, I'm just worried." Cody muttered. "We all are Cody. So don't feel like you can't share it with anybody." Matt said reassuringly. Cody nodded and stuck his hands in his pockets. "Does he really have a gun Matt?" Ken asked quietly. "Yes. It's only a hand-pistol, but still. Looks like he's had it rough in the future." Matt said catching up to Sora.
Kari shook her head and clasped T.K.'s hand. "It's all so strange. This whole deal. I mean, we are dealing with a big enemy here. Something stronger than we have ever dealt with before." Kari said. "Why is that strange?" T.K. asked. "Because all the other times at least I had somewhat of an inkling of how to get through those situations. Now I can't sense it at all. It's like whatever it is that's fighting us is completely invisible to my senses. I hate it." Kari whispered. T.K. held her hand and gave it a tender squeeze. "You okay Yolei?" Ken asked, placing his arm about her shoulder. Yolei nodded. "I'm okay. Just so long as we're going through this together. I feel safe fighting that way." Ken smiled and held Yolei closer. "I'm glad things turned out this way for us." He said quietly. Yolei smiled. "So am I."
Izzy frowned and pulled out his digivice. "Tai, I hate to alarm you, but I believe that we have a molecular malfunction." Tai turned around. "Whaddya mean Izzy?" Izzy frowned and held up his digivice. "It's going crazy, so to speak. It's using it's sound activation device over and over again, and is reacting to something most unusual." He said. "You wanna translate?" Davis asked, leaning over to Kari. She smiled. "His digivice is beeping numerous times because it's reacting to something." She said. "Oh. I knew that." Davis said. "What do you think it is Izzy?" Sora asked. Izzy frowned and eyed his digivice. "I'm not altogether sure. It couldn't be just anything. But perhaps it's reacting to the children. Or something else." He said, eyeing the digivice. "The children! You think so Izzy?" Kari asked. "I don't know Kari. Like I said before, it could be anything. I don't know." Izzy remarked. "It's not anything normal that's for sure. Don't you agree Tai? Tai?" Matt said, but stopping as he noticed his friend's drawn and pale face. "What's the matter Tai?" He asked, putting his arm around him.
Tai didn't speak, but as he stood there, his eyes began to change, much to Matt's horror. The brown began to twist and then suddenly returned to their normal shape, except that the white stripes were larger and more pronounced. "Tai?" Matt whispered. "I can't do this." Tai said suddenly. Matt started. "What are you talking about?" Tai turned to him, his eyes glazed. "I can't lead you guys. You hafta do this on your own. I'm not strong enough." He said in a monotone voice. "That's a bunch of crap Tai! You've led us this far and nobody got hurt right! So come on!" Davis said firmly. "I don't know why you all are so aching to follow me! You didn't want to a few years ago! You guys didn't even care if I went to America or not! You just said, 'okay Tai, do what you've gotta do.' You might as well have said, 'have a good life you loser'! Why now! Huh? Why now?!" Tai asked angrily. "Tai, what are you talking about?" T.K. asked. "You know very well what I'm talking about T.K.! All of you do! You abandoned me, just because I left you during that one fight! I had to go!" Tai burst out.
"Oh yeah! Well it wasn't just one time! It was a whole bunch of times! You just left so you could see that girl! Jessie! It's all her fault!" Sora burst out. "Yeah, well at least she cared about me! At least she didn't lead me on like someone else I know!" Tai yelled back. "You are impossible! I wish that you had never asked me to marry you! Then I wouldn't have had to hurt you!" Sora said angrily. "Oh yeah? You were so in love with 'Mr. Rock Star' that my proposal meant nothing! I shouldn't have been so blind!" Tai yelled. "Okay stop this now! This hasta stop!" Matt yelled, breaking the two up. The two looked at him. "Thank you. All of you. You've made me so happy." A whispery voice echoed through the yard.
She sat on a rocky ridge, her head resting on her chin. She was smiling as she watched her squirming captives. So, the digi-destined were going to try to take HER over, were they? HA! They wouldn't be able to defeat her. There was no earthly way they could. She eyed her hands and smiled. She was growing larger. They didn't know that of course, but she was getting powerful. Just a few more finishing touches and she would have them, forever.
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Heighton View Terrace hadn't changed at all, even in 2011. It was still the same as the digi-destined remembered it. "I don't know about you guys, but I kinda wish that we weren't doing this." Davis commented. "We have to Davis! There's no other way." T.K. said firmly. "Yeah I know. I'm just glad that I wasn't stupid enough to have kids so early." Davis said, putting his hands behind his head. T.K. frowned. "You probably would never find a girl who would even touch you! You had your chance with Mindy and now," T.K. stopped abruptly. Davis stared at him, his brown eyes wide. "I, I'm, what was I talking about?" T.K. stuttered. "I dunno. But what's weird is that I know who you're talking about. I don't know anyone named Mindy do I?" Davis asked, his arms dropping. T.K shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair.
"This is all very strange Armadillomon." Cody muttered as he gazed up at the tower. "What are you talkin' about Cody? There's nothing really strange. Just a little nip in the air." Armadillomon said cheerfully. "No, it's those graffiti marks on the building." He said quietly. Armadillomon frowned. "So? What about them?" Cody shut his eyes. "I made them." Armadillomon stared at Cody, then turned away. Suddenly Yolei sat down on the ground and placed her head in her hands. "I'm not gonna do it! I refuse! There's something weird going on and I don't wanna be a part of it." She said stubbornly. The others turned to her. "C'mon Yolei, we don't have time for a rest. You need to come on." Davis protested, leaning down to pull her up. "Leave me alone! You don't need me! I'm no use to you anyway! I'll just slow you down! I'm stupid and slow and I have a terrible temper! I'll just slow you down!" She yelled, pressing her hands to her forehead.
Davis started to speak again, but Ken placed a hand on his arm. Ken then dropped to the ground beside Yolei. "Then I'm not going either." Yolei's head became erect as she looked at him. "What are you talking about?" She asked. "If all those things you said about yourself are true, then the same is true for me as well." Yolei stared at him. "W-what? You're not stupid! You're a genius!" Ken smiled. "Of course, but remember how long it took me to actually come and work with you guys? That was stupid. I was slow. And also, I DO have a terrible temper. So you see Yolei, we all have our faults, but it's our faults that make us one. Now are you with us?" Ken asked, holding out his hand.
Yolei looked at Ken, then at his outstretched hand. She smiled a teary smile and took hold of it. Ken grinned and pulled her up from the ground. "I think we can go now." Ken said to the others. "Well it's about time whiny-butt." Davis remarked cooly to Yolei. "YOU WANNA SAY THAT TO MY FACE PIG HEAD?" Yolei yelled into Davis' face. Davis jumped backwards. "M-me? Pig head is such a strong word!" He stuttered as Yolei stared at him angrily. "Drop it Davis!" Kari laughed. "Fine, I'll drop it if you say so Kari." Davis said smoothly. "One word of warning Davis." T.K. said. "What's that T.S.?" Davis remarked with a smile. "This isn't like when we were in grade school. Kari's married now. And if you don't mind my saying so, it's kinda wrong to try to get a girl to like you when she's already married." T.K. said with a smile. Davis frowned and walked away grumbling. The others laughed and walked further.
"Is this where your dream took place Tai?" Izzy asked. Tai didn't say anything, but nodded. Sora crept up behind him. "Do you think this is where everything will be resolved?" She asked Tai. Tai turned around, and for the first time since his collapse, his eyes, tinged with white, sparkled. "I don't know. I hope so." Tai said quietly. "I know one thing. I wanna go home!" The others turned around to face Cody, who stood straight, his hands clenched at his sides. "It'll all be over soon enough Cody. Don't worry about it." Davis said easily. "Yeah, it'll be over alright. We'll all be dead!" Cody said angrily. "Now Cody, you know that's not true." Armadillomon said reassuringly. "Oh really! I know it! We'll never get home! Look at Joe and Mimi! They didn't intend for this to happen and look what happened to them! They're both dead and their daughter is probably dead too!" He said angrily.
"Man you sure became a pessimist in the past couple years." Davis commented. "You just shut up! I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it!" Cody yelled. The group looked at him with wide eyes. Cody paled and placed his hand over his mouth. "I want to go home." He muttered. "Look, it'll take a bit Cody, but we'll get home." Matt said, placing his hand on Cody's shoulder. "I'm sorry, I'm just worried." Cody muttered. "We all are Cody. So don't feel like you can't share it with anybody." Matt said reassuringly. Cody nodded and stuck his hands in his pockets. "Does he really have a gun Matt?" Ken asked quietly. "Yes. It's only a hand-pistol, but still. Looks like he's had it rough in the future." Matt said catching up to Sora.
Kari shook her head and clasped T.K.'s hand. "It's all so strange. This whole deal. I mean, we are dealing with a big enemy here. Something stronger than we have ever dealt with before." Kari said. "Why is that strange?" T.K. asked. "Because all the other times at least I had somewhat of an inkling of how to get through those situations. Now I can't sense it at all. It's like whatever it is that's fighting us is completely invisible to my senses. I hate it." Kari whispered. T.K. held her hand and gave it a tender squeeze. "You okay Yolei?" Ken asked, placing his arm about her shoulder. Yolei nodded. "I'm okay. Just so long as we're going through this together. I feel safe fighting that way." Ken smiled and held Yolei closer. "I'm glad things turned out this way for us." He said quietly. Yolei smiled. "So am I."
Izzy frowned and pulled out his digivice. "Tai, I hate to alarm you, but I believe that we have a molecular malfunction." Tai turned around. "Whaddya mean Izzy?" Izzy frowned and held up his digivice. "It's going crazy, so to speak. It's using it's sound activation device over and over again, and is reacting to something most unusual." He said. "You wanna translate?" Davis asked, leaning over to Kari. She smiled. "His digivice is beeping numerous times because it's reacting to something." She said. "Oh. I knew that." Davis said. "What do you think it is Izzy?" Sora asked. Izzy frowned and eyed his digivice. "I'm not altogether sure. It couldn't be just anything. But perhaps it's reacting to the children. Or something else." He said, eyeing the digivice. "The children! You think so Izzy?" Kari asked. "I don't know Kari. Like I said before, it could be anything. I don't know." Izzy remarked. "It's not anything normal that's for sure. Don't you agree Tai? Tai?" Matt said, but stopping as he noticed his friend's drawn and pale face. "What's the matter Tai?" He asked, putting his arm around him.
Tai didn't speak, but as he stood there, his eyes began to change, much to Matt's horror. The brown began to twist and then suddenly returned to their normal shape, except that the white stripes were larger and more pronounced. "Tai?" Matt whispered. "I can't do this." Tai said suddenly. Matt started. "What are you talking about?" Tai turned to him, his eyes glazed. "I can't lead you guys. You hafta do this on your own. I'm not strong enough." He said in a monotone voice. "That's a bunch of crap Tai! You've led us this far and nobody got hurt right! So come on!" Davis said firmly. "I don't know why you all are so aching to follow me! You didn't want to a few years ago! You guys didn't even care if I went to America or not! You just said, 'okay Tai, do what you've gotta do.' You might as well have said, 'have a good life you loser'! Why now! Huh? Why now?!" Tai asked angrily. "Tai, what are you talking about?" T.K. asked. "You know very well what I'm talking about T.K.! All of you do! You abandoned me, just because I left you during that one fight! I had to go!" Tai burst out.
"Oh yeah! Well it wasn't just one time! It was a whole bunch of times! You just left so you could see that girl! Jessie! It's all her fault!" Sora burst out. "Yeah, well at least she cared about me! At least she didn't lead me on like someone else I know!" Tai yelled back. "You are impossible! I wish that you had never asked me to marry you! Then I wouldn't have had to hurt you!" Sora said angrily. "Oh yeah? You were so in love with 'Mr. Rock Star' that my proposal meant nothing! I shouldn't have been so blind!" Tai yelled. "Okay stop this now! This hasta stop!" Matt yelled, breaking the two up. The two looked at him. "Thank you. All of you. You've made me so happy." A whispery voice echoed through the yard.