AN: Aren't I evil? I just looooove torturing my favorite characters! As you could tell, those would be Ken and TK. Actually, I really like Davis, too. Guess I'll have to write a Davis torture fic too! *grins evilly* Only problem is, I can't think of a good story line. Anybody have any ideas I could stea- er, um, borrow? (without returning;))




Malomyotismon and Daemon noticed and halted there attack, ready to watch the show. Keeping a wary eye on the two, Ken, Davis, Tai, Matt and Cody all gathered around TK. Who was screaming now, in agony. Matt dropped to his knees next to his brother and held him close.
"What did you do?" Tai asked the Evil digimon, a menacing gleam in his eye.
"You'll soon see."
"TK, TK.... What's wrong? Tk, come on, answer me."
"Ahhh, Matt......."
"What is it TK?" Matt asked.
"It...... Ohhhhh....... Matt, help me........."
"C'mon, you gotta tell me what's wrong?!" Fear was now evident in his voice.
"Please...... I can't take it......... Make it stop........" TK's pupils dilated with intense pain.
"Noooo......Oh, Kami, it hurts............"
"Oh, TK." Matt clutched his brother tighter, the tears coming to his eyes as well.
"Shhh... TK, it'll be okay, you'll see."

Kari, who had been up until this point watching from behind Yolei and Izzy, now pushed her way to the front of the screen. While she couldn't see anything, she could hear TK's screams and all she could think of was helping him. But what could she do from there?

TK watched as his other self was put through horrifying pain. He could hear the screams and see him writhing. He knew there had to be something he could do. It was after all, himself that was in pain. What in the world could he do though, if he couldn't even touch the rest of the Digi-Destined?

Ken looked at the helpless boy. He felt horrible. 'It's all my fault,' He thought. 'If only I had just let Daemon kill me, TK would be fine right now. I have to do something.'

A thought struck all three of them. Each of them thought what the other Chosen would say, but somehow, this seemed to be the only way. The only way to end TK's suffering.

"No, Take me!" The child of Light, The child of Hope, and The child of kindness all said at the same time.

The rest of the Digi-Destined were about to object, but they were all silenced by....silence. TK's screaming stopped. However the chosen of Light, Hope and Kindness were fine. Nothing had happened to them. TK was now surrounded in a bright light. Daemon and Malomyotismon watched anger building.
The light that had surrounded TK, had also surrounded the other TK. The TK that was the body passed out and was held in a laying down position within the light. The TK that was the mind felt himself being pulled towards the prone version of himself. The closer he got to himself, the more at ease he felt, the more like himself he felt. The two TK's merged. TK felt warm and happy for a couple of minutes, then he felt nothing at all.

As the two TK's got closer together the others were able to see both of them. Matt, who had been forced backward by the light, now crept toward his brother again. He was only able to get as close as the light's outer edge and he watched amazed as the two came together.

Daemon watched as the TK's merged, fascinated. He knew if this was allowed it could well be all over for them. Unless........ 'I wonder what will happen?'

After a few minutes the light subsided and Matt rushed to his brother's side. He held him only seconds when he realized something was wrong.

'Yes, as I had hoped. He was weakened.'

"No!!" Matt screamed. "TK, come on, don't do this. Please...please wake up. Guys, he's not breathing. He..... No, TK, please, be okay."
He reached out to check his pulse at the neck..... then at the wrist......
"TK!!" Matt's scream echoed throughout all the Dark Realm. He held his brother in a fierce embrace. The rest of the Digi-destined were rushing towards them, but Matt hardly noticed.

Patamon couldn't believe it. TK was...gone? It couldn't be. 'I just got him back.' He cried.

Kari heard everything. Her body went numb. 'Not again, I don't want to lose him again.' She sank to her knees, feeling nothing but despair. Her body began to flicker, but she didn't realize it. She didn't hear Yolei and Izzy's desperate screams. She didn't see or feel them try to shake her out of it. She didn't want to,

Ken couldn't believe it. After all they had gone through to defeat Daemon. None of it mattered, not if one of there own had to die. He wished with all his might that he could trade places with TK. 'TK didn't deserve to die. He never did anything wrong. Not like what I did at least.' And Ken felt the last amount of hope he had leave his body.

It took twenty minutes before the Digi-Destined realized there was nothing they could do to save TK. Tai and Davis performed CPR on him the entire time. Neither one of them would have stopped then except Matt told them it was over. He sat there looking down at his brother. TK, he noticed, looked happy, really. Peaceful. Like it was okay, like he didn't mind being dead. All Matt could do was hold him, his little ray of hope. He bent down to kiss the child's forehead.
"TK, I love you. Why do you have to be gone? WHY?? why........."
Then Tai saw Kari appear in the Dark Realm.
"Kari!"
No response. He tried again.
"Kari!!"
Still nothing.
"KARI!!!"
She just stood there. He ran over to her. He knew she would know about TK. She must be devastated. He could tell how much she loved him.
"Kari, Daijobu?"
No answer.
'She must be in shock,' he thought to himself. He decided to try to direct her over to the rest of the group. She didn't budge. He picked her up and carried her over to them,

The whole time Davis and Tai were trying to save TK, Ken didn't move. He stood with his back to the group listening to their futile attempts. He could feel hope leave when TK had died. He knew it was fruitless. Hope was gone, TK was gone. Never to return. He crossed his arms over his upper body, but the tears refused to come. He wanted to cry, he really did. Maybe it could prove that he was still human. Not the monster he felt like.

"So Digi-Destined, do you still think you can defeat us? It's over. You have no hope of winning, if you'll pardon the pun."

"That's enough Daemon! I'm not taking this anymore. We will send you to your grave!" Tai threatened.

"That's right! I wont give up hope, The keeper of hope lost his life, that doesn't mean that we can't still hope. Hope itself will never die, no matter what!" Davis interjected.

"I don't know where you came from, but you're not welcome in the real world or the digital world. You are going down!! My brother may not be here, but for his sake, you will not win!"

Cody had tears pouring down his face as he spoke. "Daemon, Malomyotismon, You have already lost. You had hoped that if TK lost, then we would give up our hope. However, hope lives inside all of us. It may not be as strong or as pure as TK's was, but with all of us together, it doesn't matter. We will never lose. Not to you, or to ourselves. That's something TK taught all of us. A part of him that will never die." Now he turned his attention to Kari and Ken. "The two of you should be ashamed of yourselves. It's okay to grieve over the loss of a good friend. It's quite another to lose yourselves in despair over it. Is that the way TK would have wanted it? Would he be happy to know that his friends just gave up because he wasn't there to show hope?" He couldn't go on anymore. He sank to his knees and cried over the loss of the person he most looked up to. But there was a determined gleam in his eye that showed he was ready to do battle, if and when it became necessary.

Kari was stunned. Cody was right and she knew it. She had been willing to just give up, give in, and crawl into a hole until this was all over. 'What's my problem. I'm supposed to be the keeper of light. I'm supposed to show a road. To prove that there's a light at the end of every dark tunnel. TK's and my crests aren't so different, really. Okay, then. It's my turn.' She stood up and stood next to her brother.
"We will win!"

Ken felt like he had been slapped in the face. His crest, the crest of Kindness, with it he could brighten someone's day. He could turn a disaster into something bearable. So what was he doing moping here like there was nothing left to be done? He should be helping the others. He looked over at Matt. 'Especially him. I know how it feels to lose a brother. He might want someone to talk to who knows what he's going through.' He let his arms loose to his sides and walked over to where Matt still knelt by TK's body. He looked down at the boy. He did look serene. Maybe this was for the better, maybe.
"Are you ready guys? Let's shut this guys mouth, once and for all!"

"You said it Ken! TK, this is for you!"
Each and every Digimon present rushed forward. but at that moment, light shot out from every digidestined's digivice. All the tracks of light merged at a point in the sky and came down in a rainbow of colors. The rainbow hit Patamon. A pale blue light surged out from his body and began to grow around him, until it created the appearance of an angelic digimon. He was about as tall as a house, with long flowing golden hair, piercing green eyes, and a tanned complexion. His muscular form was clad in blinding silver armor.
"I am SolAngemon. I have been born of the Truth, Sincerity, Love, Friendship, Courage, Reliability, Knowledge, Light, Kindness and Hope in each of your pure desire to Defeat Daemon. Daemon and Malomyotismon, you have now a choice set before you. Choose to live in peace and harmony with the digital world and it's protectors, or choose to live in torment for the rest of your natural days. The choice is yours. But know that this is no idol threat. Choose now which side you are on. The side of good or of evil. What will it be?"
"And what are you going to do? Huh? I will never side with these children. I will be the ruler of the Digital World."
"So be it. And what about you, Daemon?"
"You can do nothing to me. Our plan is fool proof. We will win and rule the Digital World and the Real World together. Try to stop us, if you can."
"Very well, you have made your decisions. I can't say I'm surprised."
He raised his hands above his head.
"Crimson Mist!"
"Dark Mist!"
Both attacks hit SolAngemon at the same time, but it was as though they were nothing more than a piece of paper.
As he raised his arms blue rings of light shot out toward the sky. A dark void appeared and at the center of it was what looked like a porthole. Through the porthole could be heard sounds of terror and torment. Daemon's face went Ashen. Malomyotismon shook.
"No, you can't be."
"Are you the angel of judgment?"
"I am. You were given every chance and you rejected it up until the very end. Now go!" The last two words were said with such authority that the two evil Digimon jumped.
"Do you seriously think I'm just going to jump in? How stupid do think I am."
"Apparently I gave you more credit then you're worth." With that SolAngemon unsheathed his sword and swatted them, like a couple of bratty children, through the porthole. The last sounds any of the digi-destined ever heard from them were sounds of anger mixed with extreme torment.
"Digi-Destined, You will never see Daemon or Malomyotismon again. This place, the Dark Ocean, is where Digimon who turn evil are sent as retribution, to see if they are worthy of being reconfigured. Those two have proven themselves not to be. Unfortunately, now there is room for another evil to take their place. You may well be needed again. Until that time hold onto Kindness, Light and Hope. If you do, Courage, Love, Friendship, Sincerity, Reliability, and Knowledge will shine with a brightness that darkness will never be able to understand. And now, I must be going. Digi-Destined, never forget the lesson that you have learned here."
"But where are you going?" Kari asked.
"Where I am needed. You will not see me again, I think. You no longer need me, now that you know the power of your own hearts. Farewell Digidestined. I will teach you one more lesson before I go." With that he disappeared back into the blue light. But instead of simply disappearing or going back into the Digivices, the light did something strange. First it placed Patamon on the ground. Then it surrounded TK's body. At first nothing happened, Then after a few minutes TK's eyes began to flicker. Soon TK was breathing again. with every breath he sucked in more of the light, and the more light he sucked in the stronger he became. After what seemed like an eternity, but was in reality only a matter of about twenty-five minutes, the blue light was gone and TK sat up.
At first no one said or did anything.
"TK, you're all right!" Matt was overjoyed. He couldn't believe his little brother came back to him.
TK sat there looking rather confused. Davis explained everything that had happened since he 'blacked out'. When he finally understood it all, he looked around at all of the digidestined, at all the faces of his friends.
"Arigatou, minna-san! You saved my life, by believing that hope could never die. Because you refused to give up, I am alive right now. You are truly great friends!"

Owari



So?!? How'd you like it???? I hope it was as enjoyable to read as it was to write!! All that's left now is the Epilogue!! It should be up within a couple of days.........