"Oh no........ who---?"
Matt couldn't believe it, "That was TK's voice................TK!" He forgot about being careful. Matt took off running at full speed to the voice he knew belonged to his little brother. He stopped short just after he passed the ring of trees that hedged the clearing. He was right, it had been his brother, but right now TK's body was fluctuating. It was almost as if he was being erased.
"TK!!!!!!!!" Matt wasn't sure what to do. He ran toward his little brother, but just as he got close a bolt of black lightening shot out from TK's body and hit him. He was sent flying right into Tai, who had only been a step behind him. Matt was on his feet in a second and getting ready to rush in again when Tai grabbed his arm.
"Matt what do you think you're doing?"
"I'm going to rescue my brother. Now, let me go!!"
Matt was angry, the glare in his eyes told Tai that. "Matt what good do you think you are gonna do him by getting yourself blown back again?" Matt looked into Tai's eyes. He conceded. Matt knew Tai was right. He couldn't stand this, his brother was only a few feet away, but he couldn't even go to him.
Yolie, Kari and Cody got there in time to see Matt's flight into Tai. Ken and Davis were a few seconds later then the first three because of Davis' injuries. They arrived in time to hear the tail end of the conversation.
"So what do we do then, Tai? I can't just stand here, I wont!"
An idea had been forming itself in Ken's mind. "Kari? What about the crest of light? Do you think it could help him, like it helped me?"
"I don't know. When you were in trouble it just sorta flowed out of me on it's own. I don't know if it's possible to use that light on purpose."
"Please try." Matt's eyes were pleading with her. She saw how much pain he was going through by looking at his body language. His shoulders were hunched, his fists clenched, his face contorted a few times, the only eye contact he had made was when he said those words, then he had averted his gaze.
"I'll try." She took out her digivice. She looked at it almost like she was praying for it to work. She closed her eyes and concentrated on TK. Trying to will him to come back to them. She didn't open her eyes when she heard the gasps of the rest of the digidestined. She even kept them closed when the others began walking forward. She never let her concentration wane. Suddenly all her strength was gone and she slumped to the ground, exhausted. Only then did she open her eyes. What she saw brought joy to her heart. In Matt's arms was TK, sleeping, apparently soundly.
"TK, please wake up," Matt pleaded with his little brother. Just then TK's eyes began to flutter open. Happiness radiated off of his face. His little brother was coming back to him. He had so many questions to ask. Daemon was going to PAY. His smile quickly faded when his brother looked up at him. His eyes didn't focus on his like he expected. Instead it was as if he was looking past him.
"TK, what's wrong?" At first he got no response. Then Tk jumped out of his brother's arms in fear. He tried backing up but fell over a root sticking up out of the ground.
"Please, don't hurt me anymore. I don't know what you want. Please. Please............ No more." TK's voice was small. He couldn't take anymore. He just wanted to go home. Home?........ Wait why couldn't he-?
"TK you're safe now. Daemon can't hurt you anymore. You're with your friends." This was Kari. She didn't know what was gong on, but she knew it couldn't be good. 'Can't he see us?' She thought frantically. 'Doesn't he realize Daemon's not here?' "Look, your brother's right in front of you." But TK wasn't listening to her at all. He looked even more panicked, if possible, then he had when he first woke up.
Ken stepped forward. He walked up to Tk and put his arms around the boy. "Tk, it's ok. No one hear wants to hurt you. Daemon's not hear. You are safe now." At first TK had struggled. But Ken's grip only tightened. Finally TK sagged into his arms and cried. He did feel safe here..... But-
"I'm sorry," he said when he finished crying. "I know I'm safe here. I didn't mean to make you guys worry. It's just that-" TK stopped. Everyone had noticed the fact that he was looking at the ground. In fact he hadn't made eye contact with any of them. "It's just that I feel so confused. I don't know what's going on here."
Matt looked at his brother. He was beginning to realize that something was seriously wrong with his brother. He wasn't acting at all like himself. He was so subdued, quiet really. That just wasn't like him. "Tk, what do you mean. You're safe here, you know that. So please tell us what's wrong."
"I'm not sure I know how to. I'm not totally sure of why, myself." TK took a deep breath. "Well for starters, I told you I feel safe here, but I don't know why." Everyone was shocked as he continued. "You see, I don't know...... who I am." Ken, who was still next to him felt TK's grip on his arm get tighter. "You keep calling me TK, right? So you know me? I'm sorry, I can't remember you." Tears formed in his eyes again. "Gomen nessai." He lowered his head. "So, do you all hate me?"
Matt was the first to find his voice. He went over to the young boy carefully. He didn't want to scare him again. "Tk, we could never hate you. You are my brother and I love you. I always have and I always will." His voice broke after the last word.
TK looked up, still not focusing on anything in particular, his smile lit up his face. "I can tell that you're my brother. I don't know how, but I can just tell."
"Do you remember anything, anything at all? We need to get Daemon!" Yolei was fuming. How dare Daemon wipe the memory of her friend.
"Hi." TK smiled again. "I thought there were only three of you here. Who else is there?"
The entire group was silent.
It was Tai who first spoke. "Can't you tell how many of us there are?"
"No, of course not. How can I if I don't hear you?"
This was too much for Yolei, "By looking at us, how else?"
It was TK's turn to become silent. "So........ I haven't always been blind?"
"Blind?" Cody was trying very hard to make himself understand. It wasn't working very well.
Kari's hand went to her mouth. She started to walk over to him, but stopped herself. She didn't know what there relationship had been before. Now she was even more confused. She looked at him. She knew that she needed to be there for him, so she got up the nerve to walk over to him and then she silently, quickly slipped her hand into his.
Patamon had been too overcome with every emotion known to digimon kind to say anything before now, but now he couldn't keep silent. "TK, you mean you can't see? Nothing at all?"
"No."
Matt saw his brother begin to panic again. "Ok, calm down everybody. obviously Daemon's done something to his eyes. I'm sure once we defeat him, TK will be ok. And if not, it'll be okay. TK's really strong, right brother?" TK nodded at his brother's reassuring words. "So why don't we introduce ourselves? You know that I'm your brother. My name is Matt.
"I'm Gabumon."
"Tai."
"Hi, I'm Augumon."
"Davis."
"And Veemon."
"My name is Kari, I'm Tai's sister." He felt a small squeeze in his hand. For some reason it made him feel better.
"I'm Gatomon."
I'm Cody and this is Aquillamon."
"How do ya do?"
"I'm Yolei. Let me warn you, I talk before thinking all the time."
"You just did it again, Yolei. I am Hawkmon."
There was silence for a couple of seconds so TK assumed everyone had gone. "It's nice to meet you all, again." TK grinned. "Wait a minute, I thought I heard another voice, who was that?"
Patamon looked crestfallen. Gatomon noticed and gave him a nudge. "Oh, I'm Patamon."
"Wow another Mon? That must be a big family."
There was silence in the group. Suddenly Yolei started laughing. Then, one by one, the others joined her.
"I don't get it. What's so funny?"
"I think we need to head home. When we get there I'll tell you all about the last few years of our life with the digimon."
Later that night all of the digidestined gathered at Matt's house. The reunion with his parents had been an emotional one and both of them were so glad to see TK safe they didn't even say a word about anything else. They had all just finished dinner, which was take out, and were sitting around Matt's living room. Patamon was sitting on TK's head, completely elated. Kari was sitting next to him. Ken, who had gone to call his parents, returned. He was wondering why they hadn't answered, they were always home at this time of night. He decided to leave a message.
"TK, I know you lost your memory, but don't you remember anything?"
"I'm sorry Patamon, but I can't. I am trying. I guess I'm not much help, huh?"
"I wonder what happened to his digivice," Ken mused.
"I was just thinking about that. I don't think Daemon has it though."
"Huh?" This was the response of the rest of the digidestined.
"Davis, what are you talking about?"
"Think about it. If he had it why would he have let TK go?"
"I think Davis might be right. From what you guys told me I don't think Daemon is the nice guy type." He was silent. "I'm kind of wondering why he let me go at all."
"I think I may know." Everybody stared at Ken. "I was talking to Izzy while you were talking to your parents. I told him my theory and he said it sounded possible." He paused to try to think how to start. "Well it's been three years since we heard anything from him at all, right? When he tried to take me, Kari your light broke through and saved my life. Ever since then we started seeing the affects of Daemon in the Digital World. What if your light weakened the block between the dimensions? If I'm right, we'll see more of him then even before. My hypothesis is that every time you use your light to save us the block will be taken down a little bit more."
"So, are you saying that he only let me go to allow himself more freedom? But then why didn't he let you guys find me sooner?"
"That I don't know."
"Well, what's the next step? What else can we do?"
"I think Davis and you should stay at home tomorrow."
"What?"
"No way!"
"Guys, the two of you need a day off. Davis your gonna hurt yourself even worse then you already are. And you," he pointed at his brother, blushed realizing this was unnecessary, "need time to get use to the idea of being blind. So tomorrow Davis rests, no buts Davis! TK you see if you can do everything by yourself tomorrow. If you need help Patamon will be with you. But Patamon, only if he NEEDS help, got it?"
"Sure! TK, I think your brother's right. If you don't have your digivice, I can't digivolve to protect you. You need to know that you can rely on yourself."
"I give up," he raised his hands in mock surrender, "I'll stay home tomorrow."
"No, TK, not home. It has to be someplace where you don't know everything all ready."
"How about he comes to my house?"
"That was just what I was thinking, Davis."
So all of their plans being settled, all of the very tired digidestined went to sleep.
TK woke up to find himself by the Ocean where he had fallen asleep. 'Hmm, I wonder how long I've been out,' He thought silently to himself. He got up and tried to remember what had happened just before he fell asleep. But he couldn't. 'What is going on?' He decided to get up and check things out. All he really knew, he realized, was that he'd been very hungry. He caught a couple of fish and ate them. Nothing out of the ordinary there. But then, why had he fallen asleep?
AN: Two TK's? Did I do that on purpose? Yup I did! If you keep reading, you can find out why...............
Hey! I'm baaaaaaack *sing-song voice* I decided to post another chapter! I may be the only one excited about it, but I am, darnit! Okay, that was pointless, anywho, I stiiiiil like feed back, just so you know, but I decided not to leave something unfinished.
Matt couldn't believe it, "That was TK's voice................TK!" He forgot about being careful. Matt took off running at full speed to the voice he knew belonged to his little brother. He stopped short just after he passed the ring of trees that hedged the clearing. He was right, it had been his brother, but right now TK's body was fluctuating. It was almost as if he was being erased.
"TK!!!!!!!!" Matt wasn't sure what to do. He ran toward his little brother, but just as he got close a bolt of black lightening shot out from TK's body and hit him. He was sent flying right into Tai, who had only been a step behind him. Matt was on his feet in a second and getting ready to rush in again when Tai grabbed his arm.
"Matt what do you think you're doing?"
"I'm going to rescue my brother. Now, let me go!!"
Matt was angry, the glare in his eyes told Tai that. "Matt what good do you think you are gonna do him by getting yourself blown back again?" Matt looked into Tai's eyes. He conceded. Matt knew Tai was right. He couldn't stand this, his brother was only a few feet away, but he couldn't even go to him.
Yolie, Kari and Cody got there in time to see Matt's flight into Tai. Ken and Davis were a few seconds later then the first three because of Davis' injuries. They arrived in time to hear the tail end of the conversation.
"So what do we do then, Tai? I can't just stand here, I wont!"
An idea had been forming itself in Ken's mind. "Kari? What about the crest of light? Do you think it could help him, like it helped me?"
"I don't know. When you were in trouble it just sorta flowed out of me on it's own. I don't know if it's possible to use that light on purpose."
"Please try." Matt's eyes were pleading with her. She saw how much pain he was going through by looking at his body language. His shoulders were hunched, his fists clenched, his face contorted a few times, the only eye contact he had made was when he said those words, then he had averted his gaze.
"I'll try." She took out her digivice. She looked at it almost like she was praying for it to work. She closed her eyes and concentrated on TK. Trying to will him to come back to them. She didn't open her eyes when she heard the gasps of the rest of the digidestined. She even kept them closed when the others began walking forward. She never let her concentration wane. Suddenly all her strength was gone and she slumped to the ground, exhausted. Only then did she open her eyes. What she saw brought joy to her heart. In Matt's arms was TK, sleeping, apparently soundly.
"TK, please wake up," Matt pleaded with his little brother. Just then TK's eyes began to flutter open. Happiness radiated off of his face. His little brother was coming back to him. He had so many questions to ask. Daemon was going to PAY. His smile quickly faded when his brother looked up at him. His eyes didn't focus on his like he expected. Instead it was as if he was looking past him.
"TK, what's wrong?" At first he got no response. Then Tk jumped out of his brother's arms in fear. He tried backing up but fell over a root sticking up out of the ground.
"Please, don't hurt me anymore. I don't know what you want. Please. Please............ No more." TK's voice was small. He couldn't take anymore. He just wanted to go home. Home?........ Wait why couldn't he-?
"TK you're safe now. Daemon can't hurt you anymore. You're with your friends." This was Kari. She didn't know what was gong on, but she knew it couldn't be good. 'Can't he see us?' She thought frantically. 'Doesn't he realize Daemon's not here?' "Look, your brother's right in front of you." But TK wasn't listening to her at all. He looked even more panicked, if possible, then he had when he first woke up.
Ken stepped forward. He walked up to Tk and put his arms around the boy. "Tk, it's ok. No one hear wants to hurt you. Daemon's not hear. You are safe now." At first TK had struggled. But Ken's grip only tightened. Finally TK sagged into his arms and cried. He did feel safe here..... But-
"I'm sorry," he said when he finished crying. "I know I'm safe here. I didn't mean to make you guys worry. It's just that-" TK stopped. Everyone had noticed the fact that he was looking at the ground. In fact he hadn't made eye contact with any of them. "It's just that I feel so confused. I don't know what's going on here."
Matt looked at his brother. He was beginning to realize that something was seriously wrong with his brother. He wasn't acting at all like himself. He was so subdued, quiet really. That just wasn't like him. "Tk, what do you mean. You're safe here, you know that. So please tell us what's wrong."
"I'm not sure I know how to. I'm not totally sure of why, myself." TK took a deep breath. "Well for starters, I told you I feel safe here, but I don't know why." Everyone was shocked as he continued. "You see, I don't know...... who I am." Ken, who was still next to him felt TK's grip on his arm get tighter. "You keep calling me TK, right? So you know me? I'm sorry, I can't remember you." Tears formed in his eyes again. "Gomen nessai." He lowered his head. "So, do you all hate me?"
Matt was the first to find his voice. He went over to the young boy carefully. He didn't want to scare him again. "Tk, we could never hate you. You are my brother and I love you. I always have and I always will." His voice broke after the last word.
TK looked up, still not focusing on anything in particular, his smile lit up his face. "I can tell that you're my brother. I don't know how, but I can just tell."
"Do you remember anything, anything at all? We need to get Daemon!" Yolei was fuming. How dare Daemon wipe the memory of her friend.
"Hi." TK smiled again. "I thought there were only three of you here. Who else is there?"
The entire group was silent.
It was Tai who first spoke. "Can't you tell how many of us there are?"
"No, of course not. How can I if I don't hear you?"
This was too much for Yolei, "By looking at us, how else?"
It was TK's turn to become silent. "So........ I haven't always been blind?"
"Blind?" Cody was trying very hard to make himself understand. It wasn't working very well.
Kari's hand went to her mouth. She started to walk over to him, but stopped herself. She didn't know what there relationship had been before. Now she was even more confused. She looked at him. She knew that she needed to be there for him, so she got up the nerve to walk over to him and then she silently, quickly slipped her hand into his.
Patamon had been too overcome with every emotion known to digimon kind to say anything before now, but now he couldn't keep silent. "TK, you mean you can't see? Nothing at all?"
"No."
Matt saw his brother begin to panic again. "Ok, calm down everybody. obviously Daemon's done something to his eyes. I'm sure once we defeat him, TK will be ok. And if not, it'll be okay. TK's really strong, right brother?" TK nodded at his brother's reassuring words. "So why don't we introduce ourselves? You know that I'm your brother. My name is Matt.
"I'm Gabumon."
"Tai."
"Hi, I'm Augumon."
"Davis."
"And Veemon."
"My name is Kari, I'm Tai's sister." He felt a small squeeze in his hand. For some reason it made him feel better.
"I'm Gatomon."
I'm Cody and this is Aquillamon."
"How do ya do?"
"I'm Yolei. Let me warn you, I talk before thinking all the time."
"You just did it again, Yolei. I am Hawkmon."
There was silence for a couple of seconds so TK assumed everyone had gone. "It's nice to meet you all, again." TK grinned. "Wait a minute, I thought I heard another voice, who was that?"
Patamon looked crestfallen. Gatomon noticed and gave him a nudge. "Oh, I'm Patamon."
"Wow another Mon? That must be a big family."
There was silence in the group. Suddenly Yolei started laughing. Then, one by one, the others joined her.
"I don't get it. What's so funny?"
"I think we need to head home. When we get there I'll tell you all about the last few years of our life with the digimon."
Later that night all of the digidestined gathered at Matt's house. The reunion with his parents had been an emotional one and both of them were so glad to see TK safe they didn't even say a word about anything else. They had all just finished dinner, which was take out, and were sitting around Matt's living room. Patamon was sitting on TK's head, completely elated. Kari was sitting next to him. Ken, who had gone to call his parents, returned. He was wondering why they hadn't answered, they were always home at this time of night. He decided to leave a message.
"TK, I know you lost your memory, but don't you remember anything?"
"I'm sorry Patamon, but I can't. I am trying. I guess I'm not much help, huh?"
"I wonder what happened to his digivice," Ken mused.
"I was just thinking about that. I don't think Daemon has it though."
"Huh?" This was the response of the rest of the digidestined.
"Davis, what are you talking about?"
"Think about it. If he had it why would he have let TK go?"
"I think Davis might be right. From what you guys told me I don't think Daemon is the nice guy type." He was silent. "I'm kind of wondering why he let me go at all."
"I think I may know." Everybody stared at Ken. "I was talking to Izzy while you were talking to your parents. I told him my theory and he said it sounded possible." He paused to try to think how to start. "Well it's been three years since we heard anything from him at all, right? When he tried to take me, Kari your light broke through and saved my life. Ever since then we started seeing the affects of Daemon in the Digital World. What if your light weakened the block between the dimensions? If I'm right, we'll see more of him then even before. My hypothesis is that every time you use your light to save us the block will be taken down a little bit more."
"So, are you saying that he only let me go to allow himself more freedom? But then why didn't he let you guys find me sooner?"
"That I don't know."
"Well, what's the next step? What else can we do?"
"I think Davis and you should stay at home tomorrow."
"What?"
"No way!"
"Guys, the two of you need a day off. Davis your gonna hurt yourself even worse then you already are. And you," he pointed at his brother, blushed realizing this was unnecessary, "need time to get use to the idea of being blind. So tomorrow Davis rests, no buts Davis! TK you see if you can do everything by yourself tomorrow. If you need help Patamon will be with you. But Patamon, only if he NEEDS help, got it?"
"Sure! TK, I think your brother's right. If you don't have your digivice, I can't digivolve to protect you. You need to know that you can rely on yourself."
"I give up," he raised his hands in mock surrender, "I'll stay home tomorrow."
"No, TK, not home. It has to be someplace where you don't know everything all ready."
"How about he comes to my house?"
"That was just what I was thinking, Davis."
So all of their plans being settled, all of the very tired digidestined went to sleep.
TK woke up to find himself by the Ocean where he had fallen asleep. 'Hmm, I wonder how long I've been out,' He thought silently to himself. He got up and tried to remember what had happened just before he fell asleep. But he couldn't. 'What is going on?' He decided to get up and check things out. All he really knew, he realized, was that he'd been very hungry. He caught a couple of fish and ate them. Nothing out of the ordinary there. But then, why had he fallen asleep?
AN: Two TK's? Did I do that on purpose? Yup I did! If you keep reading, you can find out why...............
Hey! I'm baaaaaaack *sing-song voice* I decided to post another chapter! I may be the only one excited about it, but I am, darnit! Okay, that was pointless, anywho, I stiiiiil like feed back, just so you know, but I decided not to leave something unfinished.
