The furious Diablomon cried out a challenge to the approaching digidestined. Tai cried back, just as passionately. tai was in his element, leading troops into battle. "I could've been in the army." He mused, but his mind slipped back to the problem at hand. "Sora, Izzy, TK, Kari! Fly over him and start attacking!" He called, allowing the flying digimon to use their advantage. He and WarGreymon could have done so as well, but Tai prefered to fight on the ground. Joe was behind him, as would've been his partner and friend, Yamato. He still wasn't comfortable without Matt and Mimi fighting, but it was better that way..really. As he had said, the team could not afford to lose him, especially Sora. Suddenly a blast of fire alerted him to the battle. "Let's go buddy." Tai said, prodding WarGreymon to attack.
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"I don't think it's fair. Please let me fight! I'm just as strong as any of you!" Yamato pleaded as Mimi sat behind a large rock to watch the action. "Matt, I agree with Tai. You can help by resting so we can use you as trump card." She replied, looking at Palmon, who supportively smiled. Matt hissed in anger and slumped down against the rock. I will kill him, Matt thought angerly, just watch.
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"Terra Force!" Cried WarGreymon as he unleashed his attack. It hit Diablomon as the giant virus shot more fireballs at the flying digimon. The younger Digidestined were getting tired. The battle had been long and drawn out with no sign of weakness from Diablomon. Tai was losing hope. How could they ever finish this? Suddenly Diablomon seemed to grow larger. His aura of darkness was building and concentrating. "Ultimate Clash." He softly spoke, and nothing seemed to happen. Then a darkness tinged the land, growing darker and darker every second. As the dark grew unbearable, Angemon fell, with TK on his shoulder. Angewomon was next, and MegaKabuterimon also fell. Tai ran over to the fallen digimon, but to no avail. There was no response. Joe and Zudomon suddenly slumped, and Tai realized it was Diablomon's attack. It was to put them out of action, to let the darkness destroy them. He then saw Sora and Garudamon, desperately trying to outfly the approaching darkness. It was no use, it would get her..unless.. "WarGreymon?" Tai asked softly, hating to force his digimon, but the mega lifted ito the air, giving Tai his answer.
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"I don't think we're going to make it Sora." Garudamon said, her eye on the approaching darkness. Sora turned to see the darkness creeping forward faster and faster. "No", she said, "I don't think we will either." She braced herself, waiting for the fall and loss of awareness, but it never came. Instead, something slammed into Garudamon, knocking Sora off the side. She fell, watching Tai, WarGreymon, and Garudamon fall to the darkness. "Tai!" She cried, knowing perfectly well he couldn't hear her. His sacrifice was hopeless though. She would die from the fall.
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"What's going on?" Matt asked Mimi as she looked frantically around the battlefield. "Diablomon..attacked I guess. It's darkness, and almost everyone is like, dead." She said. "What?! I never saw him attack like that. Dosen't make sense.." Yamato said, thinking. "SORA! Matt, she's falling! Tai knocked her off to save her I think. We need to help her before she hits the ground!"
"I'll get her." Yamato said, and immediately changed and lept into the air. Garurumon can jump pretty high, but he still wasn't sure if he could catch her. "Sora! Grab on!" He cried, hoping she could hear him. Then he felt her sink her hands into his fur, and he looked for a place to land the jump. Everything was darkness. He could see Mimi lying limp on the ground, along with Tai and the others. They were alone. He hit the ground hard, sending Sora sprawling, but he did not fall limp. "It must only effect people it hits." he wondered, then quickly changed and ran over to Sora, who shakily got up.
"We're all alone." She said after looking around. Alone with Diablomon. They both were sure that they would die. "So..girl, you still fight me. Foolish human. You are all alone. What will you do now? Who is here to protect you? It's so sad that the child of love should be the last to die." Diablomon sneered, directing his horrible face right at her. Sora was afraid, for a feeling of utter hopelessness overwhelmed her. Suddenly a voice rang out clear and true, challenging Diablomon.
"She is not all alone." Matt said, coming into full view of Diablomon. "We have met before, I belive? I had not been able to stop you then, but I promise that I will finish you now." He stood and stared right at the virus digimon, almost fearlessly. Diablomon just laughed, taking his eyes off the angry blonde. "You? You are but a digimon now. You have lost what made you a digidestined. You are also a coward, running away from your problems. I have no mercy for cowards." Matt blanched at the refrance to what had gotten him into this in the first place. He shook his head and answered, "Diablomon, I screwed up then, but I am still digidestined, and this is one thing I can't run away from. You will not kill my friends, or the one I love."
"Matt..please." Sora pleaded. She didn't want to see him attacked again. He stood firm, watching the virus think about what he had said. Diablomon finally replied, "Then die." He drew his claws back to attack, but Yamato did not move. He just stood, willing to die for the woman he loved. Sora stepped forward, then stopped. Something around her neck was warm and comforting, responding to her emotions as well as Matt's. She grabbed at her crest, then realized the same feeling was in her pocket, where she had put the shards of the crest of Friendship. She pulled out the pieces, and the light from them immediately merged into the light from the crest of Love.
"Ai Shiteru, Yama-kun." She whispered, making her crest and his glow even brighter. Then the light surrounded him, and masked him from view. Diablomon shot his fireballs, but they did no damage. Instead, they also merged with the light. The virus hissed his anger, and attacked again, with no effect. Finally the light broke, and what Sora saw was totally different than the desperate Yamato. Clad in platinum armor, with angel's wings and a glowing broadsword. He looked like a true knight, or a warrior.
Suddenly she remembered Sylviana's words. "Awaken the warrior.." was what she had said, and Sora had done it. She then realized that she herself had changed. Delicate robes and a circlet made her look like a princess, or a mage. Her crest had also changed, and was now a small golden globe on a chain around her neck. She then knew that she, with Yamato, could finish this. "Yama! Get out of the way!" She cried as light formed in her hands and she threw it. Yamato struck at Diablomon with the sword as the light hit. The digimon roared in pain and anger and struck at Sora. She didn't even flinch, but instead used the aura of light aaround her to harm him. Yamato struck again and again repeatedly until the virus was bleeding his black blood in several places. His anger was like a cloud of darkness, but it did not overwhelm the light, but instead, merged with it to make it stronger.
Sora cried out and struck with the light. Yamato struck with her, the light from the sword and his own aura adding to the power. It engulfed Diablomon, and darkness and light warred within. Finally the light spread, covering everything ustil nothing could be seen. When the light faded, there was no sign of Diablomon, or the darkness that had covered the Digital World. Instead, the land was back as it should've been, green and fertile to white and cold. Everything was normal.
When Tai awoke, he found himself in a wide field surrounded by his friends, except for two. Yamato and Sora were standing, just caught in the moment of a passionate kiss. Sora was giving everything to him, and Matt gave himself back in return. Tai smiled a little, knowing the unbridled passion that could come from victory. he got up and quietly woke the other children, letting them go home one by one until he, Sora, and Matt were alone. Then he approached the lovers.
"Sora?" he whispered, touching her shoulder. She whirled around, but saw it was Tai. "we..won. Diablomon's gone." She gasped, hugging Tai joyfully. Matt just stood back and watched, but jumped when Tai gave him a hug. "Nice job Matt." said Tai, and Matt smiled slightly, amused. Then he looked at Sora, and she looked back, and they reached for their digivices together. "It will be nice to go home." Matt said, and Sora touched his arm. Then Tai, Sora, and finally Matt left the Digital World.
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"I don't think it's fair. Please let me fight! I'm just as strong as any of you!" Yamato pleaded as Mimi sat behind a large rock to watch the action. "Matt, I agree with Tai. You can help by resting so we can use you as trump card." She replied, looking at Palmon, who supportively smiled. Matt hissed in anger and slumped down against the rock. I will kill him, Matt thought angerly, just watch.
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"Terra Force!" Cried WarGreymon as he unleashed his attack. It hit Diablomon as the giant virus shot more fireballs at the flying digimon. The younger Digidestined were getting tired. The battle had been long and drawn out with no sign of weakness from Diablomon. Tai was losing hope. How could they ever finish this? Suddenly Diablomon seemed to grow larger. His aura of darkness was building and concentrating. "Ultimate Clash." He softly spoke, and nothing seemed to happen. Then a darkness tinged the land, growing darker and darker every second. As the dark grew unbearable, Angemon fell, with TK on his shoulder. Angewomon was next, and MegaKabuterimon also fell. Tai ran over to the fallen digimon, but to no avail. There was no response. Joe and Zudomon suddenly slumped, and Tai realized it was Diablomon's attack. It was to put them out of action, to let the darkness destroy them. He then saw Sora and Garudamon, desperately trying to outfly the approaching darkness. It was no use, it would get her..unless.. "WarGreymon?" Tai asked softly, hating to force his digimon, but the mega lifted ito the air, giving Tai his answer.
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"I don't think we're going to make it Sora." Garudamon said, her eye on the approaching darkness. Sora turned to see the darkness creeping forward faster and faster. "No", she said, "I don't think we will either." She braced herself, waiting for the fall and loss of awareness, but it never came. Instead, something slammed into Garudamon, knocking Sora off the side. She fell, watching Tai, WarGreymon, and Garudamon fall to the darkness. "Tai!" She cried, knowing perfectly well he couldn't hear her. His sacrifice was hopeless though. She would die from the fall.
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"What's going on?" Matt asked Mimi as she looked frantically around the battlefield. "Diablomon..attacked I guess. It's darkness, and almost everyone is like, dead." She said. "What?! I never saw him attack like that. Dosen't make sense.." Yamato said, thinking. "SORA! Matt, she's falling! Tai knocked her off to save her I think. We need to help her before she hits the ground!"
"I'll get her." Yamato said, and immediately changed and lept into the air. Garurumon can jump pretty high, but he still wasn't sure if he could catch her. "Sora! Grab on!" He cried, hoping she could hear him. Then he felt her sink her hands into his fur, and he looked for a place to land the jump. Everything was darkness. He could see Mimi lying limp on the ground, along with Tai and the others. They were alone. He hit the ground hard, sending Sora sprawling, but he did not fall limp. "It must only effect people it hits." he wondered, then quickly changed and ran over to Sora, who shakily got up.
"We're all alone." She said after looking around. Alone with Diablomon. They both were sure that they would die. "So..girl, you still fight me. Foolish human. You are all alone. What will you do now? Who is here to protect you? It's so sad that the child of love should be the last to die." Diablomon sneered, directing his horrible face right at her. Sora was afraid, for a feeling of utter hopelessness overwhelmed her. Suddenly a voice rang out clear and true, challenging Diablomon.
"She is not all alone." Matt said, coming into full view of Diablomon. "We have met before, I belive? I had not been able to stop you then, but I promise that I will finish you now." He stood and stared right at the virus digimon, almost fearlessly. Diablomon just laughed, taking his eyes off the angry blonde. "You? You are but a digimon now. You have lost what made you a digidestined. You are also a coward, running away from your problems. I have no mercy for cowards." Matt blanched at the refrance to what had gotten him into this in the first place. He shook his head and answered, "Diablomon, I screwed up then, but I am still digidestined, and this is one thing I can't run away from. You will not kill my friends, or the one I love."
"Matt..please." Sora pleaded. She didn't want to see him attacked again. He stood firm, watching the virus think about what he had said. Diablomon finally replied, "Then die." He drew his claws back to attack, but Yamato did not move. He just stood, willing to die for the woman he loved. Sora stepped forward, then stopped. Something around her neck was warm and comforting, responding to her emotions as well as Matt's. She grabbed at her crest, then realized the same feeling was in her pocket, where she had put the shards of the crest of Friendship. She pulled out the pieces, and the light from them immediately merged into the light from the crest of Love.
"Ai Shiteru, Yama-kun." She whispered, making her crest and his glow even brighter. Then the light surrounded him, and masked him from view. Diablomon shot his fireballs, but they did no damage. Instead, they also merged with the light. The virus hissed his anger, and attacked again, with no effect. Finally the light broke, and what Sora saw was totally different than the desperate Yamato. Clad in platinum armor, with angel's wings and a glowing broadsword. He looked like a true knight, or a warrior.
Suddenly she remembered Sylviana's words. "Awaken the warrior.." was what she had said, and Sora had done it. She then realized that she herself had changed. Delicate robes and a circlet made her look like a princess, or a mage. Her crest had also changed, and was now a small golden globe on a chain around her neck. She then knew that she, with Yamato, could finish this. "Yama! Get out of the way!" She cried as light formed in her hands and she threw it. Yamato struck at Diablomon with the sword as the light hit. The digimon roared in pain and anger and struck at Sora. She didn't even flinch, but instead used the aura of light aaround her to harm him. Yamato struck again and again repeatedly until the virus was bleeding his black blood in several places. His anger was like a cloud of darkness, but it did not overwhelm the light, but instead, merged with it to make it stronger.
Sora cried out and struck with the light. Yamato struck with her, the light from the sword and his own aura adding to the power. It engulfed Diablomon, and darkness and light warred within. Finally the light spread, covering everything ustil nothing could be seen. When the light faded, there was no sign of Diablomon, or the darkness that had covered the Digital World. Instead, the land was back as it should've been, green and fertile to white and cold. Everything was normal.
When Tai awoke, he found himself in a wide field surrounded by his friends, except for two. Yamato and Sora were standing, just caught in the moment of a passionate kiss. Sora was giving everything to him, and Matt gave himself back in return. Tai smiled a little, knowing the unbridled passion that could come from victory. he got up and quietly woke the other children, letting them go home one by one until he, Sora, and Matt were alone. Then he approached the lovers.
"Sora?" he whispered, touching her shoulder. She whirled around, but saw it was Tai. "we..won. Diablomon's gone." She gasped, hugging Tai joyfully. Matt just stood back and watched, but jumped when Tai gave him a hug. "Nice job Matt." said Tai, and Matt smiled slightly, amused. Then he looked at Sora, and she looked back, and they reached for their digivices together. "It will be nice to go home." Matt said, and Sora touched his arm. Then Tai, Sora, and finally Matt left the Digital World.
