A/N: Well here is part 2 of my alternate timeline fic. I'm sorry if it ends up being a little confusing, but it should all make sense really soon.
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
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Time and Again
Part Two: Our Story Begins
This is definitely a city, or a least it was a city. There where run down buildings and barren streets, lit up by streetlights, many of them flickering as though they were about to go out for good. There was an old bench that might have served as a bus stop at one time. The streets and ally ways covered in litter, and lined with a few street sings with letters worn to the point that they were no longer legible.
"Matt what are you talking about?" the sound of Sora's voice forced Tai to return to reality.
"Yeah Matt, where are we and why are we so young?" TK asked. This whole ordeal of being in one place and being one age, and then another place and a completely different age had him thrown off balance.
"And where are the children?" Sora's voice was full of concern and worry for her children.
"Children?" Matt asked confused.
"Yeah you know our children?" Sora said. "Sara and Michael, our daughter and son?"
Matt's eyes turned for emotionless to confused. "I'm sorry…I don't know what you're talking about."
"What do you mean Matt? What's going on?" Sora asked as she approached her husband. She tried to reach out her hand to touch him, but he pulled back. Matt walked a few feet away from the group and turned around. Sora was hurt by his action, but she was also confused. Why would he act so distant to her? It was almost as if he didn't know her at all.
"You all must be cold." Matt said not turning around to face the others. "Come with me, and I will take you to a place where you can get warm. Then I will explain what is going on." Matt started walking off. The others Digidestined looked at each other, then reluctantly began to follow their 'friend'.
The group walked for what seemed like hours, but in reality were only a few minutes. They walked through dark ally ways and deserted streets. Tai began to wonder where it was that they were being lead. He didn't recognize any of this strange city they were in. eventually his eyes began to wonder from his surroundings to the one who was leading them. There was something not quite right about this Matt, besides the fact that he was at least twenty years younger then the last time Tai had seen him. This Matt had ghost white skin, and bull blue eyes. He seemed to be constantly looking over his shoulder, as though he was afraid that someone was following them.
Finally the group's long trek was brought to an end, when Matt stopped in an ally. "We're here." Matt stated simply as he walked towards an old wooden door, that looked to be a back entrance for a large brick building, and knocked on it three times. A few seconds passed before the door was opened by a large man in all black. He had long indigo hair that was tied back in a ponytail, and light-blue eyes that were almost white. He was built and tall, and his appearance could easily frighten any human begin.
The man looked at each Digidestined then turned his attention to Matt. Matt merle looked at him and the man nodded and moved aside allowing the group to enter the building. The group of twelve left the darkness of the streets only to be greeted by a room that was only lit by a few candles.
"This way." The group heard Matt's voice coming from the other end of the room. Matt led them to a staircase that went down into a basement. The basement was actually a long hall lined with doors leading to different rooms. Lanterns lit the hallway up with a dim glow. The group followed Matt down the hall till he stopped in front of one of the doors. Matt opened the door then gestured the others to enter. After everyone was in the room Matt walked in and closed the door behind him.
The room wasn't that big, but it was still enough room for the twelve who occupied it. It was fairly nice in this room, with a ceiling light shining brightly. There where old couches with holes and stains lining the walls. The wallpaper for the room was old and ripped to the point where most of the walls where no longer being covered by it.
"Have a seat." Matt said softly. The others happily took this offer and sat down on the whore out couches. Matt seat down in what might have been a recliner at one time, but was now just an old dust chair with most of it's stuffing gone, making it hard and uncomfortable.
Matt took a deep breath then addressed the group of confused friends. "I suppose you are all wondering what is going on." Matt said looking at his companions. The others nodded a yes in reply to his question. "Well, I guess I should start at the begging. "My name is Yamato Ishida, and I am one of the leaders of the Old World Rebellion. The Old World Rebellion are the last armies who stand against the Empresses of Darkness." Matt stopped for a moment to see the confused looks of the others. "Um, maybe I should start farther back. Lets see, it all began on August 1, 1999."
~*Flashback*~
"Man this isn't fair! I was all siked about going to summer camp, and now it gets canceled over one little disaster." Taichi Kamiya shouted angry.
"Tai I wouldn't call this a minor disaster, I mean every bus has a flat tier. Besides this mean you can get in some soccer practice before I cream you again." Sora Takenouchi teased.
"Hey it was a pretty close game." Tai responded annoyed.
"Yeah right." Sora replied mockingly.
Do they have to be so loud? Yamato Ishida thought to himself as he watched the two soccer loving friends argue. I wonder how they can be so happy all the time. They acted like they don't have a care in the world. I wonder if they even know that problems do exist. Huh? Yamato thoughts were interrupted by a small hand pulling on his shirt. He looked down to see warm, innocent blue eyes and a bright smile.
"Hey Matt don't worry, you could come over to our house and spend the night with me and mommy. We'll have even more fun then we would have at camp." Takeru Takishi, Yamato's younger brother, exclaimed in his usual cheerful tone.
Yamato gave one of his rare smiles, usual reserved just for his younger brother. "I don't know if dad would go for that squirt." Yamato replied in a soft tone.
Takure's sprit went down a bit, but he wasn't going to give up. He was suppose to spend the week with his older brother, and he fully intended to do just that.
"Well maybe you could asked daddy, I'm sure mommy won't mind if you come over." Takeru said hopefully.
"Okay kids gather around I have a few announcements." Mr. Fujiama yelled above the children's voices, but for some unknown reason the children only got louder. "Quiet!" Mr. Fujiama shouted. This time all the children fell silent. "Okay now that I have your attention, I would like to announce that all of your parents have been notified about camp being canceled and are now on their way to pick you up. Once your parents arrive please tell you councilor that you're leaving." After Mr. Fujiama was finished he walked over to where Yamato and Takeru were standing. The rest of the kids went back to talking or playing while Mr. Fujiama spoke with the two brothers.
"Yamato your father said he would not be able to leave work and pick you up, so he wants you to use your camp money and take the subway home." Mr. Fujiama said with sympathy in his voice. He did think it was right leaving an eleven-year-old boy alone all the time, forcing him to grow up distant and reserved.
"Matt will you stay here with me till mommy gets here?" Takeru asked using the best puppy dogface he could make.
"Sure TK I'll wait with you." Yamato answered with a kind smile.
"Good maybe mom will let you come over." Takeru said his desire to spend time with his brother was as strong as ever.
Matt was about to answer his little brother when someone calling TK's name interrupted. The two brothers turned around to see a young boy with chocolate brown eyes and wild brown hair with a pair of goggles to hold the mess of hair out of the young mans face. He had a big grin and was race at full speed in the direction of the brothers. Finally when he reached the two blondes he stopped. He bent down and placed his hands on his knees in an attempt to catch his breath.
"Hi Tai, what's going on?" TK greeted friendly as if he and the older boy were well aquatinted.
Tai looked up and gave TK a lope sided grin. "My mom wanted me to tell you that your mom can't make it to pick you up so we are going to take you to our place and you can spend the night." Taichi answered.
"Can we play your new computer game?" TK asked with his puppy dog eyes.
The brunet smiled at the little kid in front of him. "Yeah, and we'll eat ice cream and rent all kinds of movies. It will be a lot of fun."
"Okay!" TK answered excited about the night ahead, but then his eyes caught sight of his older brother and the glamour of having a sleep over with an older boy faded and was replaced with desire to have his brother with him. "Can my brother come too?" TK asked hopefully.
A small blush appeared on Yamato's face at his brother's openness.
Tai's smile was replaced with a slight frown. "I guess I could ask my mom, but it will be a little crowded because Sora is coming too." Tai explained.
"It's okay." Yamato spoke up for the first times sense the arrival of the exuberant boy. "I'm not really fond of sleep overs." He said cooling while trying to hide the hurt inside.
"Oh, well are you sure because I can ask my mom." Tai said kindly.
"I have stuff to do tomorrow anyway." Yamato answered.
"Okay well come on TK, we got to get going." The brunet ushered the young blond off.
TK waved a goodbye to his brother and took off with Tai, both of them chatting about how much fun they were going to have that night.
Through the events of the day no one notice two pairs of eyes watch closely from the near by ally. The ally was dark and a convenient hiding place for anyone who wanted to see but not be seen.
"I knew that the was sort of the black seep of the first group, but I had no idea he was this reserved." Kristy said as she observed the young blond leave the bus stop and head in the general direction of his apartment.
"Perhaps we can use this to our advantage." A dark yet famine voice answered from the shadows.
Kristy was silent, thinking over what her partner had just said. "Indeed he would be a powerful ally. The Digidesinted of Friendship working for us how ironic that would be." Kristy considered the possibilities for a moment before deciding the next move. Preventing the Digidesitned from discovering the Digiworld wasn't too difficult, but there was a flawed in her plan that she hadn't recognized earlier. "Ladydevimon go finish our base, I want to get to know young Ishida a little better." Kristy order as she began to emerge from the shadows and head in the direction she had last seen the Keeper of Friendship
August whether wasn't the most pleasant. The heat and humidity bore down on you so that you felt like you couldn't breath. There wasn't much breeze so the air just stood there, not moving just looming over you like a shadow that would not go away. Yamato tried to avoid the heat by reaming in the shadows. 'The darker the better.' He thought to himself. Instead of doing as his father had said Yamato decided to take the long walk home. The subways were too crowded and noisy, but the streets were open and, in the part of town he lived in, very quiet.
"Hello Yamato." An elegant voice broke Yamato out of his thoughts. He looked up and saw a young girl about his age with raven hair and the most unusual green eyes.
Yamato didn't recognize the girl, but it's didn't stop him from being his usual "too cool" self. "Do I know you?" he asked not really caring.
The girl smiled as though she had just figured out a difficult puzzle. "Not yet, but I have a feeling we have a lot in common."
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Odd place to leave off, but I needed to end it somewhere. No action in this part, but hopefully the next part will at least have a fistfight or something. Also I apologize for it being so late, but school has been brutal, and ffn has been down a lot. We as always feedback would be nice. Anything comments, questions, flames, anything to tell me what I'm doing wrong and what I'm doing right.
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