DARK ADDICTION PART 5: BRIEFING



Author's Notes: Digimon does not belong to us, while all new humans/digimon introduced into this fic do belong to us. Remember, Japanese names are being used. "What?" Sora jumped up from the couch and stood up, watching the screen.

"That's the right," the figure said, as if he had heard what Sora said. "You have forty eight hours to bring us Reiyakumon. If you refuse, our digimon partners shall go to the Digital World and destroy it using some nuclear weapons we just happened to pick up. Remember, you have forty eight hours. And now back to our regular programming...hehehehe..." Just then the picture went black for a moment, and then switched back to the news.

Sora, shocked at what she just heard, reached for the phone on the night table near the couch and dialed the number for Yamato's new apartment, which he'd gotten a couple days ago. She heard the phone ring two times before she heard the phone being picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Yamato, it's me, Sora. Did you see what they just showed on TV?" Sora asked, hoping he saw what she did.

"Yes I did. What are we going to do about it?"

"Maybe we should call a meeting for all of us Chosen Children." Sora thought aloud.

"Good idea. I'll see if I can get Ken to make us a meeting with the government," Yamato said.

"Ok, good luck. Bye Yamato."

"Talk to you later."

Right after that was said, the phone clicked on the other line. Sora took the phone away from her ear and hung it up. Her hand went from the phone down to her pant pocket, which she drove her hand into, searching for something. Her fingers set upon a rectangular object and she grabbed it, pulling it out of her pocket. Once it came out of her pocket, it was revealed that it was a pack of cigarettes. She flipped open the top and grabbed a cigarette, while shoving the pack back into her pocket. She drew her lighter from the other pocket and put the cigarette in her mouth, and then lighted it. She put the lighter away and started to puff on the cigarette, sending smoke up to the ceiling.

* * * * *

Ken had managed to get a meeting with the government inside the Capitol building about the ultimatum delivered by the figure on the TV. All of the Chosen Children were asked to come. Now they were sitting on the left side of a very long table in the meeting room of the Capitol building. Facing them were the Prime Minister, the Emperor, the General of the military, and some other important people.

"Now, I believe that the broadcast of the ultimatum was put through every TV station in the country. They did that so every person in the country would see it," the Prime Minister explained.

"Who's 'they'?" Daisuke asked.

"It was Exodus," the General answered.

"Exodus is the group that Kage is a part of," Ken confirmed before anyone could ask.

"How do you know it was Exodus?" Yamato asked.

"The one who announced the ultimatum was the leader, Mashou," the General told them.

"Now," the Prime Minister began, "all of us have decided that we are not going to give Exodus Reiyakumon." The Emperor nodded.

"But what about the Digital World??? It'll get destroyed!!!" Mimi told them worriedly.

"Not if all eleven of you go to Exodus' base before the deadline," the General answered. "The Digital World will not get destroyed, and Exodus will not have Reiyakumon."

"How will that happen?" Koushirou asked.

"Easy," the General told him before getting out of his chair. All of the people seated at the table watched him as he walked toward the right, towards the side of the table which was between the government people and the Chosen Children. The Chosen Children had to look to their left to see him, while the government people had to look to their right to see him. The General raised his hand and grabbed a metal handle, while facing all of the people seated at the table. The General dropped his hand while still holding the metal handle, bring down a white screen from the ceiling. The General walked back to the table and turned on a projector which was placed on the table, facing the screen. The screen now showed a map of Japan.

"Ok, as you can see, this is a map of Japan. Exodus has a base of operations, to keep the nuclear weapons. We're asking you Chosen Children to go to their base of operations, and take down the whole base along with Exodus. However, Exodus' base of operations is not on the mainland. It's at an island south of Japan, called Tanega Island." The General walked over and pointed to the little island with his finger. "Now, you will take a plane to Kagoshima, and then take a boat down Kagoshima Bay, down the Osumi Strait, and land on Tanega Island." The General followed this path with his finger. "The rest is up to you," the General looked at the Chosen Children, mainly at Sora, who was puffing on a cigarette.

"I'm not going to come," Sora admitted. "I still have therapy to go to." The General nodded, as if he understood Sora.

"Also," the General spoke, "you must defeat Exodus' digimon partners. They surely won't go down without a fight, so you'll have to defeat their digimon."

"We're not killing innocent digimon," Iori declared.

"Exodus' digimon are not 'innocent', they'll do anything their partners do, regardless of how 'evil' or 'good' it is," the General informed them. Iori slid back into his chair and crossed his arms over his chest. "Now, I hope all of you understand what's about to happen. You hold the Digital World's fate in your hands; if you lose, the Digital World will be destroyed. If you win, the Digital World will be spared. End of briefing.

Yamato sighed in relief as he and the rest of the Chosen Children stood up out of their chairs and exited through the doors to their right.

"Let's hope they can do it," the Prime Minister told the people left in the room.

The General rolled up the screen and turned off the projector. "I'm sure they will. I'm sure they will..."



As the Chosen Children walked out, they talked to each other. "This is nothing we've ever done before," Iori told Jou. "We've never fought a group of terrorists before. Aren't operatives hired by the government supposed to do these things, not normal people like us?" Iori asked, hoping Jou would agree.

"Well, the government has never faced a threat like this either. I think if they think we can do it, why not give it a try?"

Iori didn't agree, but he went along with it to avoid the start of an argument. "I guess you're right."

"When this is all over, we can go back to being normal again." Jou reassured Iori. The two of them, along with the rest of the Chosen Children, walked out of the building and to their homes.



Instead of going home, Sora drove to Ms. Nagawa's office, just in time for her daily appointment. Moments later, Sora found herself laying on the couch again, with Ms. Nagawa sitting in her chair next to Sora.

"I'm worried about them, Ms. Nagawa," Sora admitted after she had explained the recent events.

"They'll be fine. They have saved the world before, they can do it again," Ms. Nagawa tried to cheer Sora up.

"I hope you're right. I don't think I would be able to handle myself if they were all killed."

"Don't think that," Ms. Nagawa instructed, "if you think that again, your problem will blow up."

"So you found out the cure to my problem?" Sora asked, hopeful.

"I believe I did," Ms. Nagawa told her as she flipped through the little pages of her pad of paper. "If you keep your mind off of Taichi for a few months, and concentrate on what lies ahead of you, you should be cured of your problem. After that, you'll have to find a way to get rid of your addictions."

Sora smiled and got up from the couch. Ms. Nagawa looked up from her pad of paper and stood up as well. Sora extended her hand and Ms. Nagawa took it. The two shook hands. "I thank you for all of your help, Ms. Nagawa."

Ms. Nagawa smiled. She was happy for Sora. "Anytime. It's what I'm payed to do, after all." Ms. Nagawa laughed, and soon Sora joined in the laughter.

* * * * *

The next day, the Chosen Children, minus Sora, appeared at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, to find a government airplane waiting for them. The Chosen Children boarded the plane immediately, along with their digimon partners. Inside were only two government people; a pilot and a co-pilot. They greeted the Chosen Children and they sat in their seats. Soon enough, the plane took off from the runway of Haneda Airport. None of the Chosen Children talked; they were too tense because of the events that might occur today. Before they knew it, the airplane landed at the airport in Kagoshima. A government car was parked there, waiting for their arrival. The Chosen Children got into the car, and the car brought them to the harbor. It was then they boarded a government boat en route to Tanega Island. Now it was time for them to save the Digital World once again.