"What happened to the digimon?" Tai asked in hushed tones to Cimmerian. "They were deleted. The others will be as well once my total sweep of the digital world is complete. I just started with them. The others will be gone shortly. Also, thank you for egging your friend on. He's made me even more powerful." She hissed. Tai fell to the ground and pounded it with his fists as scenes and memories passed through his head.
"Holy Toledo! I look, I look, I look like Santa Claus!"
"Your father died last spring."
"FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNER MIMI KIDO AND HER HUSBAND DR. JOE KIDO KILLED IN CAR CRASH."
"The baby's gone."
"Tai, Tai, Tai. Stop!"
"Their eyes were white. Pure white, looking straight through us. Like they couldn't see."
"I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it!"
"I am you."
"If that's true, where's my son! Where's the relationship with my wife? Where's Joe and Mimi? Where's their daughter? Where's your sister and my brother's children? Where are they Tai? Where are they?"
"All of you make up a component of myself. I am your darkness, your greatest fears, your worries."
"I am you."
Suddenly Tai sat up, his eyes open in amazement. He knew what he had to do. He stood up and walked slowly over to the group. He walked past all of them, up to Cody. "It'll be okay Cody." He said as he reached over and hugged him. Cody's eyes narrowed and he pushed him away. "I don't need anyone's comfort man! So get outta here!" Cody yelled. Tai smiled, but not before putting something in his pocket. He walked up to Kari and put his hand on her shoulder. She gazed at him in wonder and he shook his head. "Izzy, you'll hold onto this for me?" He asked, handing Izzy his digivice. "Yeah sure Tai. But why?" Tai shook his head. "Thanks." Then he walked up to Matt and Sora. "You sure you're gonna do this Matt?" He asked. "Yeah. I have to Tai." He muttered. "Okay. Sora, thanks for, for just being you." Tai whispered. She looked at him, puzzled. "See you guys on the flip side." He said as he backed away. The others stared after him as he stepped right up to Cimmerian.
He stared at her for one moment, then ran and jumped towards the swirling globe laying on the grass, dark and forbidding. "TAI! NO!" Sora yelled as she realized what he was doing. He jumped into the globe and disappeared from their sight. Cimmerian was thrown off only for a moment, but a minute later, she was laughing. "He was a fool! Now he shall swirl around in oblivion with the rest of all humanity as I take them over!" She laughed. Inside the globe, Tai whirled around as if he was in the center of a tornado. It was hard for him to do, but he finally slammed into a large rock and held onto it tight. He pressed his body up against it and slipped his hand in his pocket, pulling out Cody's handgun. He smiled grimly and closed his eyes as he put the gun to his head and slowly pulled the trigger.
The others heard the gunshot clearly. Cody's eyes widened and his hand slipped in his pocket. "It, it's gone." He muttered in shock. "No Tai." Sora cried out softly. Suddenly, the group heard a groan. They looked up at Cimmerian. She was swaying back and forth uneasily. One of her arms disappeared, then the other. Her white eyes became dialated as she looked at herself, then at them. "No. It can't be. It can't," She ceased speaking as her body disentigrated in front of their eyes. A blast of light hit them fiercely and knocked them all backwards onto the grass.
Matt was the first one to open his eyes. He saw nothing but light and closed them again, then opened them quickly. That light was the glow of the classroom light, accompanied by it's rhythmic hum. He looked down at his shirt. It was his white school shirt and green pants. He chuckled slowly then laughed out loud. He looked down at Sora, who was clutching his arm, her eyes tightly squeezed closed. "Hey Sleepin' Beauty, wake up." He said, shaking her. She sat up straight and looked at him. "We're back! We're back!" She shrieked throwing her arms around Matt, who held her close. "Oh man, what an awful dream. I dreamt I had an awful concoction of facial hair on my chin." Izzy groaned as he sat up. Suddenly, he jumped onto his knees and pressed his face close to the nearest computer screen. "HA! It's gone! It's really gone! I am not covered with facial hair! Ahhh! Life IS good!" He said happily.
Kari opened her eyes and looked down at T.K. who was resting back on his elbows. "Are you awake silly?" She laughed. He smiled and brushed some hair out of her face. "Sure I'm awake Kari. Glad to be awake." He murmured happily. She blushed and smiled. "Oh I need something to eat. Maybe a chocolate donut." Yolei muttered. "How 'bout a chocolate sundae? My treat?" Ken said suddenly, surprising Yolei. She blushed, and ducked her head, before looking him straight in the face. "Yes Ken, I'd love to have some ice cream with you." Ken looked startled and he blushed. "You will? I mean, of course you will. I mean, oh geez." He muttered as Yolei laughed. "I need some prune juice." Yolei looked over to Cody with a smile. "You okay Cody?" She asked. "I think so. Yolei, do you think that, that person who I was in the future, could be the person I become?" He asked quietly. "Cody, you decide who you are. Not some stupid witch lady. You do. She just invented that to make us afraid. You create your future." She said reassuringly.
"Someone is gonna pay for how much it takes to re-do my hair." Silence fell over the room as all the heads turned towards the voice. "Oh drat! My glasses got bent!" The others yelled with excitement and practically pounced on the two. "Mimi! Joe! We've missed you so much!" Sora yelled. "Oh really? Where were we? Some island inhabited by natives? Or maybe a place with killer mosquito digimon infested with malaria? I wouldn't be surprised at anything at this point." Joe said fussily. "Good old Joe!" Matt said, slapping him on the back.
Suddenly Sora jumped to her feet and placed her hand over her mouth as she ran over to the corner. There stretched out on the floor, was Tai. She dropped to her knees beside him and placed a tentative hand on his hand. "Oh Tai, please wake up. Please tell me you're not dead." She whispered, her eyes flooding with tears. Tai didn't move, no motion was detected in his face. Sora dropped her head and rested it on his broad chest. "Oh Tai." She whispered. The entire room was silent. As the tears streamed down Sora's face, she felt something, a hand on her own. She looked at her hand then at Tai. His brown eyes fluttered open and he smiled. Sora sat up. "Tai, you're alive! But why did you do that?" Sora whispered as she clutched his hand tighter. "Because, she said that we were the components that made her up. Usually in systems, if one component is knocked out, they all go caput. It was a wild shot in the dark, but I had to try. It sure would have been bad if it hadn't worked huh?" He said with a smile.
"I should say so." She said quietly. "Tai." Tai looked up and saw Matt, his hand extended. Matt pulled him up and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Tai, I'm sorry for the stuff I said back there. I, I was afraid. I didn't know what to do. If you hadn't done something, well, we'd probably still be back there living out the rest of our misreable lives." He said quietly. "Hey it's no problem buddy. I had to do what I had to do. Don't worry about it." Tai said with a smile, putting his arm around Matt. Matt grinned and put his arm around Tai's shoulders as the group walked towards the door. "Here Tai. You might want this." Izzy said, holding out Tai's digivice. Tai smiled and slipped it in his pocket. "Thanks a bunch Izzy." Tai said, putting another arm around the boy. "Tai! Matt!" The others turned around and looked at Cody, who was pointing towards the computer. It's screen was flashing orange and blue, shedding it's colors all over the floor.
As they stared at the computer two figures leapt from the screen and to the floor. Tai's mouth dropped open. Koramon and tsunumon were on the floor, bright eyed and happy. They leapt into their surprised friend's arms and laughed. "I bet you're surprised to see us!" Koramon said happily. "We sure are, but, what happened, weren't you?" Matt stuttered. "We weren't dead! When Tai leapt into the globe, everything was reversed!" Tsunumon said. "Yeah, we decided to take a little break so we could see you. If you don't mind." Koramon said. "Of course you can stay buddy!" Tai said, squeezing koramon tightly. "Easy there! I guess you could start by feeding me!" Koramon laughed. "You little pig!" Tai laughed. "Hey Tai, Do you think that the children were okay? I mean, we never did see what happened to them." Kari asked hesitantly. Tai grinned and put an arm around his sister. "Sure I do Kari. I bet they're fine and maybe they're waiting for us to grow up so they can be born again!" Tai laughed as Kari and T.K. blushed.
"Hey Tai!" Matt said excitedly. "You're eyes are back to normal." He said. Tai grinned and looked in his reflection in the window. "Well whaddya know? I just hope everything will be back to normal this time." Tai laughed, the others joining in, knowing full well that since they were the digidestined, there would be plenty more adventures where this one came from.
*Author's Note:* I'd just like to thank all you great people who reviewed my story and said such great things about it. I really didn't think that this was that good and I'm glad you guys showed your support and convinced me otherwise. Thank you very, very, much. Maybe there will be more digi-fics in my future. :-) Thanx Iris too! You rock!
T.H.
"Holy Toledo! I look, I look, I look like Santa Claus!"
"Your father died last spring."
"FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNER MIMI KIDO AND HER HUSBAND DR. JOE KIDO KILLED IN CAR CRASH."
"The baby's gone."
"Tai, Tai, Tai. Stop!"
"Their eyes were white. Pure white, looking straight through us. Like they couldn't see."
"I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it!"
"I am you."
"If that's true, where's my son! Where's the relationship with my wife? Where's Joe and Mimi? Where's their daughter? Where's your sister and my brother's children? Where are they Tai? Where are they?"
"All of you make up a component of myself. I am your darkness, your greatest fears, your worries."
"I am you."
Suddenly Tai sat up, his eyes open in amazement. He knew what he had to do. He stood up and walked slowly over to the group. He walked past all of them, up to Cody. "It'll be okay Cody." He said as he reached over and hugged him. Cody's eyes narrowed and he pushed him away. "I don't need anyone's comfort man! So get outta here!" Cody yelled. Tai smiled, but not before putting something in his pocket. He walked up to Kari and put his hand on her shoulder. She gazed at him in wonder and he shook his head. "Izzy, you'll hold onto this for me?" He asked, handing Izzy his digivice. "Yeah sure Tai. But why?" Tai shook his head. "Thanks." Then he walked up to Matt and Sora. "You sure you're gonna do this Matt?" He asked. "Yeah. I have to Tai." He muttered. "Okay. Sora, thanks for, for just being you." Tai whispered. She looked at him, puzzled. "See you guys on the flip side." He said as he backed away. The others stared after him as he stepped right up to Cimmerian.
He stared at her for one moment, then ran and jumped towards the swirling globe laying on the grass, dark and forbidding. "TAI! NO!" Sora yelled as she realized what he was doing. He jumped into the globe and disappeared from their sight. Cimmerian was thrown off only for a moment, but a minute later, she was laughing. "He was a fool! Now he shall swirl around in oblivion with the rest of all humanity as I take them over!" She laughed. Inside the globe, Tai whirled around as if he was in the center of a tornado. It was hard for him to do, but he finally slammed into a large rock and held onto it tight. He pressed his body up against it and slipped his hand in his pocket, pulling out Cody's handgun. He smiled grimly and closed his eyes as he put the gun to his head and slowly pulled the trigger.
The others heard the gunshot clearly. Cody's eyes widened and his hand slipped in his pocket. "It, it's gone." He muttered in shock. "No Tai." Sora cried out softly. Suddenly, the group heard a groan. They looked up at Cimmerian. She was swaying back and forth uneasily. One of her arms disappeared, then the other. Her white eyes became dialated as she looked at herself, then at them. "No. It can't be. It can't," She ceased speaking as her body disentigrated in front of their eyes. A blast of light hit them fiercely and knocked them all backwards onto the grass.
Matt was the first one to open his eyes. He saw nothing but light and closed them again, then opened them quickly. That light was the glow of the classroom light, accompanied by it's rhythmic hum. He looked down at his shirt. It was his white school shirt and green pants. He chuckled slowly then laughed out loud. He looked down at Sora, who was clutching his arm, her eyes tightly squeezed closed. "Hey Sleepin' Beauty, wake up." He said, shaking her. She sat up straight and looked at him. "We're back! We're back!" She shrieked throwing her arms around Matt, who held her close. "Oh man, what an awful dream. I dreamt I had an awful concoction of facial hair on my chin." Izzy groaned as he sat up. Suddenly, he jumped onto his knees and pressed his face close to the nearest computer screen. "HA! It's gone! It's really gone! I am not covered with facial hair! Ahhh! Life IS good!" He said happily.
Kari opened her eyes and looked down at T.K. who was resting back on his elbows. "Are you awake silly?" She laughed. He smiled and brushed some hair out of her face. "Sure I'm awake Kari. Glad to be awake." He murmured happily. She blushed and smiled. "Oh I need something to eat. Maybe a chocolate donut." Yolei muttered. "How 'bout a chocolate sundae? My treat?" Ken said suddenly, surprising Yolei. She blushed, and ducked her head, before looking him straight in the face. "Yes Ken, I'd love to have some ice cream with you." Ken looked startled and he blushed. "You will? I mean, of course you will. I mean, oh geez." He muttered as Yolei laughed. "I need some prune juice." Yolei looked over to Cody with a smile. "You okay Cody?" She asked. "I think so. Yolei, do you think that, that person who I was in the future, could be the person I become?" He asked quietly. "Cody, you decide who you are. Not some stupid witch lady. You do. She just invented that to make us afraid. You create your future." She said reassuringly.
"Someone is gonna pay for how much it takes to re-do my hair." Silence fell over the room as all the heads turned towards the voice. "Oh drat! My glasses got bent!" The others yelled with excitement and practically pounced on the two. "Mimi! Joe! We've missed you so much!" Sora yelled. "Oh really? Where were we? Some island inhabited by natives? Or maybe a place with killer mosquito digimon infested with malaria? I wouldn't be surprised at anything at this point." Joe said fussily. "Good old Joe!" Matt said, slapping him on the back.
Suddenly Sora jumped to her feet and placed her hand over her mouth as she ran over to the corner. There stretched out on the floor, was Tai. She dropped to her knees beside him and placed a tentative hand on his hand. "Oh Tai, please wake up. Please tell me you're not dead." She whispered, her eyes flooding with tears. Tai didn't move, no motion was detected in his face. Sora dropped her head and rested it on his broad chest. "Oh Tai." She whispered. The entire room was silent. As the tears streamed down Sora's face, she felt something, a hand on her own. She looked at her hand then at Tai. His brown eyes fluttered open and he smiled. Sora sat up. "Tai, you're alive! But why did you do that?" Sora whispered as she clutched his hand tighter. "Because, she said that we were the components that made her up. Usually in systems, if one component is knocked out, they all go caput. It was a wild shot in the dark, but I had to try. It sure would have been bad if it hadn't worked huh?" He said with a smile.
"I should say so." She said quietly. "Tai." Tai looked up and saw Matt, his hand extended. Matt pulled him up and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Tai, I'm sorry for the stuff I said back there. I, I was afraid. I didn't know what to do. If you hadn't done something, well, we'd probably still be back there living out the rest of our misreable lives." He said quietly. "Hey it's no problem buddy. I had to do what I had to do. Don't worry about it." Tai said with a smile, putting his arm around Matt. Matt grinned and put his arm around Tai's shoulders as the group walked towards the door. "Here Tai. You might want this." Izzy said, holding out Tai's digivice. Tai smiled and slipped it in his pocket. "Thanks a bunch Izzy." Tai said, putting another arm around the boy. "Tai! Matt!" The others turned around and looked at Cody, who was pointing towards the computer. It's screen was flashing orange and blue, shedding it's colors all over the floor.
As they stared at the computer two figures leapt from the screen and to the floor. Tai's mouth dropped open. Koramon and tsunumon were on the floor, bright eyed and happy. They leapt into their surprised friend's arms and laughed. "I bet you're surprised to see us!" Koramon said happily. "We sure are, but, what happened, weren't you?" Matt stuttered. "We weren't dead! When Tai leapt into the globe, everything was reversed!" Tsunumon said. "Yeah, we decided to take a little break so we could see you. If you don't mind." Koramon said. "Of course you can stay buddy!" Tai said, squeezing koramon tightly. "Easy there! I guess you could start by feeding me!" Koramon laughed. "You little pig!" Tai laughed. "Hey Tai, Do you think that the children were okay? I mean, we never did see what happened to them." Kari asked hesitantly. Tai grinned and put an arm around his sister. "Sure I do Kari. I bet they're fine and maybe they're waiting for us to grow up so they can be born again!" Tai laughed as Kari and T.K. blushed.
"Hey Tai!" Matt said excitedly. "You're eyes are back to normal." He said. Tai grinned and looked in his reflection in the window. "Well whaddya know? I just hope everything will be back to normal this time." Tai laughed, the others joining in, knowing full well that since they were the digidestined, there would be plenty more adventures where this one came from.
*Author's Note:* I'd just like to thank all you great people who reviewed my story and said such great things about it. I really didn't think that this was that good and I'm glad you guys showed your support and convinced me otherwise. Thank you very, very, much. Maybe there will be more digi-fics in my future. :-) Thanx Iris too! You rock!
T.H.