Me: (smiles evilly) Didn't I tell you I'd get to post two stories-or should I say chapters-a day

Me: (smiles evilly) Didn't I tell you I'd get to post two stories-or should I say chapters-a day? Here's where things go to PG-13, simply because of character death, more character death and a supposed return from the dead. I don't own Digimon, by the way.

Tai: Oh, boy. Who do you have in mind to kill off?

Davis: Yeah spit it out already!

Me: Now, if I told you who I had in mind to die in this chapter, everybody else would know. So, I'm not going to.

Sora: You won't be able to keep it from me! (races in with a chainsaw)

Me: (gulps) Oh, yes I will! (runs off; Sora chases after me with chainsaw revved up)

Tai: (sighs) That's my girl…

Digimon: The Needs of the Many…

Chapter III-…Outweigh the Needs of the Few-or the One

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." –Captain Spock

"Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." –Murphy's Law

"I have been…and always shall be…your friend…" –Captain Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

(A/N: There's a reason for those sayings from the old Star Trek movie-I'm sure you'll figure them out on your own, but I'll let you know what I think the meanings should mean)

When Tai opened his eyes, he discovered that he and the other DigiDestined were back in the Digital World! WarGreymon hadn't even deDigivolved back into Agumon, and that came as a big shock to Blightmon.

"But…but, how?"

"I conserved energy. That's something I didn't expect you to do since you concentrated almost all of your energy on getting us here. Mega Claw!!"

Chorus: Let's kick it up and show them all the things we can do!

WHAM! WarGreymon's attack caused Blightmon serious damage! The DigiDestined cheered Tai's partner on as he straightened up and prepared for his ultimate attack.

Let's kick it up another notch tomorrow!

"TERRA FORCE!!" WarGreymon's ultimate attack slammed into Blightmon and he screamed in agony as he felt it connect.

Let's kick it up 'cause they ain't seen the last of me and you!

"Way to go, WarGreymon! You sure showed him." Tai declared as the others crowded around him as they observed the smoldering crater. Eyeing Biyomon with ease, WarGreymon rumbled, "All it took Tai, was an amount of teamwork…"

Let's kick it up…together…together…

That's when things took a turn for the worst. A green globe of energy appeared out of the crater and Blightmon revealed himself, unscorched and back to full strength!

"No way!" Matt yelled out.

"All those attacks, and he's undamaged?" Ken gasped out.

"You think I'm as easy a pushover as the Dark Masters, MaloMyotismon, Black WarGreymon, Daemon? I'M NOT! Watch, as your 'Mega fighter' is defeated in one blast. Radiation Tornado!!"

A greenish tornado suddenly flew in out of nowhere and hit WarGreymon with devastating results! Tai tried to help him, but he simply got hit too and both heroes of Courage were sent to the ground.

"TAI! We've gotta help them out, you guys. Who cares if we don't have Mega Digimon? We can still hold Blightmon off!" Sora yelled out angrily.

"She's right! Let's go! Biyomon Digivolve to…BIRDRAMON!!! Birdramon Digivolve to…GARUDAMON!!!"

Following Sora's example, the other DigiDestined helped their Digimon to Digivolve once again. Blightmon found himself facing Garudamon, WereGarurumon, Lillymon, Mega Kabuterimon, Zudomon, Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode, Sylphymon and Shakkoumon while Sora and Kari attempted to help Tai and WarGreymon up.

"Tai, are you all right?" Sora asked with her eyes filled with concern, fear and love.

"I think I'll live. WarGreymon! You okay, buddy?"

"I've felt better than this. You ready, Tai?" WarGreymon managed to get to his feet, weakened, but ready for battle.

Tai nodded as Kari and Sora supported him. "Then let's go!"

"Wolf Claw!!"

Blightmon laughed as WereGarurumon simply bounced off of him. "You've got to be kidding! You had a much better chance at success when you could Digivolve to Mega. Radiating Heatwave!!"

"Flower Cannon!!"

"Vulcan's Hammer!!"

"Horn Buster!!" All three attacks were absorbed with ease.

"I can't even call this an attempt to win. This is simply too easy. Hell's Fury!!" WereGarurumon had gotten back to his feet, but all four Digimon were hit hard by Blightmon's main attack and deDigivolved back into Rookies.

"Now it's our turn! You're gonna learn-never mess with the DigiDestined!" Davis growled atop of Imperialdramon alongside Ken, Yolei and Kari. T.K. and Cody were on Shakkoumon; Sylphymon was aiming at point-blank range from a distance.

"Positron Laser!!"

"Static Force!!"

"Justice Beam!!"

To everybody's shock and horror, Blightmon still appeared unharmed, but Tai made a mental note that he groaned as he lifted his arms up again to prepare for an attack.

"What do you know? One of you actually had the strength to hurt me. The problem is, you can't keep that strength up forever! And, as I have the strength of at least 10 Mega Digimon, I can keep this fight going as long as I have to. Terra Heatwave!!"

"Guys, get outta there!" Matt demanded as the ground started to split. Imperialdramon and Sylphymon shot up into the sky and tackled Blightmon, but Shakkoumon started falling through the cracked part of the ground!

"Cody, we've got to evacuate!" T.K. insisted as he grabbed him and they jumped off and hit the ground hard. Shakkoumon deDigivolved back into Patamon and Armadillomon.

"Can you guys let us know when you're gonna do this?!" Davis yelled heatedly as he saw Imperialdramon's cannon power itself up.

"We'll give you a memo. Positron Laser!!"

"Static Force!!"

Just as the attacks collided with Blightmon, Tai and Sora arrived on WarGreymon and Garudamon-Tai and WarGreymon looking worse than they felt. WarGreymon's armor was cracked in some places, his shield was all but broken and his faceplate was cracked in two, yet it was still on his face.

"Very interesting. The heroes of yesteryear come in to save the day. HELL'S FURY! Time to die DigiDestined! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA…"

WHAM! The attack hit Imperialdramon and Sylphymon instantly and they both deDigivolved into Veemon, Wormmon, Gatomon and Hawkmon; Davis, Yolei, Kari and Ken grabbed hold of a tree branch, as well as their Digimon, and held on for dear life.

WarGreymon and Garudamon were sent hurtling to the ground! Tai and Sora barely managed to hang on. WarGreymon's eyes narrowed into slits as Blightmon stepped forward in his path.

"One of the most powerful Digimon known throughout the Digital World. The one who defeated VenomMyotismon, MetalSeadramon, Machinedramon, Piedmon and Apocalymon…with some assistance, of course. And yet your powers are no match for mine? What a disgrace!"

Sora managed to get to her feet as Garudamon growled out, "WarGreymon's more powerful than you could ever be! We will defeat you, whether it takes us a month or a year!"

"Really? Can he defeat me from beyond the grave? Say goodbye to your leader and his partner, DigiDestined! HELL'S FURY!!" Tai steeled himself as the main attack came flying toward him.

Sora couldn't take anymore pain as she jumped on top of Garudamon's back. She'd been forced to watch as Tai and MetalGreymon vanished with the defeat of Etemon into thin air, was saved by Tai only moments before that as Datamon cloned her and was given the courage to go to Matt by Tai outside of his concert four years later.

"Sora, what are you doing? Stop!" Matt insisted as the others came in and saw Garudamon take to the skies.

"You'd never survive the attack's ferocity!" Izzy calculated.

"Neither will Tai!" Sora retorted as Garudamon landed in front of WarGreymon.

"Sora…no!" Tai pleaded as he struggled to get up from his position.

Garudamon noticed something about Blightmon that she hadn't noticed before-his eyes were glowing red! She knew just what to do.

"I'm sorry, Tai, but I've got to do this. I can't stand by and lose you again."

"WING BLADE!!"

Let's kick it up and show them all the things we can do!

Let's kick it up another notch tomorrow!

WHAM! Blightmon roared in pain as Garudamon's attack hit him directly between the eyes, which caused the Digicore's energy to shoot upward in the sky and head straight for Azulongmon, wherever he was at in the DigiWorld.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! IT CAN'T BE! How could a mere Ultimate Digimon have defeated me? You'll pay for this, DigiDestined!" That said, Blightmon vanished into thin air.

The problem wasn't that, it was this-just as Garudamon's attack hit Blightmon, his attack hit her-and Sora-with blinding radiation! Tai, WarGreymon and the others shielded their eyes, as the radiation appeared to overtake them. Moments afterward, it faded away.

Let's kick it up 'cause they ain't seen the last of me and you!

Let's kick it up…together…together…

Tai raced in with Agumon at his side. The radiation aftereffects had proven to be too much for WarGreymon, so to conserve what energy he had left, he deDigivolved back to his Rookie form. They found Sora and Biyomon, smoldering with radiation, but barely alive.

"Sora! Can you hear me?"

"T…Tai? Are the others…safe?"

"Yeah…we're safe, for now. You did it, Sora!" Tai exclaimed as he moved in to hug her. Sora forced herself back from him, but sat up as best she could.

"I've got to leave you now, Tai…"

"What?" Tai quickly caught Sora in his arms as she slumped forward. "What do you mean? And why'd you jump in front of me when we could've taken that attack?"

It took Sora a few minutes to respond as her Crest of Love glowed brightly, then appeared around Tai's neck, next to his Crest of Courage.

"Because…I-I love you, Taichi…" Tai shuddered in sadness as tears started rolling down his cheeks.

"Tai, look…" Agumon's voice was laced in sorrow as Tai turned and gasped in amazement. Biyomon was being deleted!

"Sora, Biyomon was just deleted! What are we going to do?" Tai asked. For once, Tai knew that he was out of options.

"It's okay, Tai…did you ever see that American movie? Where the 'Vulcan' said, 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…'"

"'Or the one…'" Tai couldn't stop his tears, because he knew what Biyomon's death meant for them. "I love you too, Sora…always."

Smiling weakly, Sora leaned up and kissed Tai with all the passion she could muster up. Tai held on tight as he kissed her back, never wanting to let go.

"Tai…look!" Agumon cried out.

Tai opened his eyes and groaned as he saw the impossible-Sora's body was being deleted! He cried out as her body broke up into pieces of digital data, yet he was powerless to do anything about it.

The others knew that Sora was dead when they heard Tai's wail of torment.

"SOOOOOORRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

In another part of the Digital World, Azulongmon smiled to himself as the energy source from the stolen Digicore rejuvenated him. A few moments after that, another energy source from a different Digicore strengthened him. That's when he heard Tai's wail, and he knew what had happened.

"And so…it begins…The beginning of the end…"

(A/N: All right, I told you I'd tell you what I thought those sayings meant to me, so I'd best keep my promise. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Spock sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise; in my story, Sora did the same, not only to save the Digital World, but to save Tai from Blightmon's power. In doing so, she was able to free Azulongmon's Digicore from Blightmon's control. "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…or the one…" Basically, Sora knew that the lives of her friends, the entire Digital World and Tai were much more important to her than her own life or Biyomon's. "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." Blightmon's overconfidence in his abilities was his downfall during this battle, and I'm pretty sure that'll be the cause of his destruction too, eventually. Don't worry too much. This wouldn't be a Taiora without both Tai and Sora, right? "I have been…and always shall be…your friend…" Just something I added in to let you guys know that friendship is a must in any relationship-including Tai and Sora's! Any other Taiora fans agree with me? TAIORA FOREVER!)