Sorry for taking so long with this chapter but I hope you like it. Anyways I don't own digimon and here's the story.
Rain poured around TK's form as he watched his parents and brother try to ignore it and carry on with the picnic. TK sat near by enjoying every minute of it. He couldn't of imagined anything he wanted more then to see what he was seeing right now.
His family. All sitting together talking. No yelling. No disputes. Just a perfect happy family. TK sighed as he rested his back against a tree that, before now, he didn't even realize was there. He looked towards the sky. The rain didn't even bother him. He just looked up. The sky seemed to turn darker and then it was split in two by thunder stretching from cloud to cloud. He jumped at the monstrous sound that filled the air.
He looked to his family. Matt was backing away from his parents who where giving each other death glares.
"YOU SAID THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE ALRIGHT!!" Shouted their Mother.
"EVERY THING WOULD HAVE BEEN ALRIGHT IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT FIRED!!!"
TK quivered at the booming sound of his parents arguing voices. His brother walked up towards him and said, "TK. TK wake up now. Time to wake up squirt."
TK's eyes slowly opened. His vision was blurred but he could still tell that that voice was Matt's. "Matt. What time is it?"
"Eight. 'Member? I said I'd wake you up at this time." Matt answered softly.
"Oh yeah." His vision finally cleared and he saw his brother was sitting on the bed beside him in the room that he fell to sleep in. Matt was looking at TK as if Matt was about to loose a limb and he was trying to find a way to tell his bro. TK noticed it so he asked, "Matt? What's wrong?"
"Hmm. Oh nothing TK." But then Matt said as a second thought. "Well actually there is something." Matt paused before he continued. "TK. We're going to Utoyton today… and that means that you, Mimi, and Kari are going there too… and not coming back. But don't worry because I know someone that you could stay with. She's very nice and…"
"But I want to stay with you!!" TK said as he completely remembered the earlier day. TK sat up and looked at Matt with pleading eyes.
Matt looked sympathetically at TK. "I'm sorry but I don't want you to get hurt and there is always a chance that that could happen in this place."
"But you could get hurt."
"TK. I told you that I was trained for the stuff that happens up here in this base. That means it takes more for me to get hurt then you."
"But what about Tai and the others."
"They all got jobs in safe positions. The safest in fact… I thought every thing out. And please don't make it harder then it already is."
"… Alright Matt." TK then leaned forward and gave his brother a hug as if to say I understand.
After a moment they pulled away from each other. "Why don't we go wake up Tai and the others, ok TK?" TK nodded his head. And the two boys got up to wake the others.
10:45 am
The eight children all sat in the CS room around a couch. Matt had just introduced them to their, to-be, jobs. They were told that the next day they would start it.
So they sat on the couch or stood by it thinking about what it would be actually like to work there. The technology is amazing. Thought Izzy. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the future.
Well it will be better then actually fighting, right? Sora was also in her thoughts about the job she will be doing. Oh well I'll do the best I can and hopefully we'll find a way to go home.
So I won't get to see Sora all day, it's ok. Tai thought. I'll be able to know everything that happens here. I'll be one of the first to know since I'll deliver the messages. Tai looked up and at his sister who sat on her knees on the floor with TK. The two were just talking. About what? Tai didn't know. He was kind of afraid. YES! The keeper of courage was afraid. But not for being in this strange world. Or because he's going to be stationed in the center of a war. But because he was going to leave Kari in this City that Matt kept talking about.
Matt might say that it is the safest place there is. That there are lots of security but to Tai it was dangerous. Because Kari was away from him.
Tai sighed as he got up and walked towards his sister. He kneeled beside her and said, "Hey."
"Hey." Kari said flatly obviously still angry about the other day.
"Kari can we talk." Silence. TK looked at the two then got up and left to see his brother. "Kari I'm sorry about yesterday. I know that I should have trusted you. And I'm sorry." More silence. "Um- Kari?"
"Tai. I'm your sister. You know me better then anyone knows me and if you can't trust me who can."
"I said sorry and I mean it. I should have trusted you but hey, look at me, I'm Tai. When was the last time I was right about something? And I can say easily that I was wrong to not know you." Tai paused for a moment and then said, "Forgive me."
Kari looked up at Tai and saw he was giving her these big puppy eyes that she remembered him practice doing for an hour in the mirror a couple months ago. She laughed to her self and nodded her head.
Tai smiled and hugged her. "Good 'cause I hate when you're mad at me."
"Well it's time." Matt announced. Every one knew he was referring about going to Utoyton. The kids all stood up and headed towards the planes.
On the planes Matt showed them where to sit. There were metal seats connected to the wall of the plane. The plane looked almost empty. There were tons of room and it made the kids wonder why there weren't proper seats that they were sitting on. "We go to Utoyton to get supplies every month or so. That's why the seats are all against the wall. To make more room for the cargo that we will be going back with." Matt explained. Tai, Matt and everybody waited for the plain to take off.
It was about ten minutes before then and when it did happen everyone had to get a hold of the metal seat to stop from falling off.
Finally the plane steadied it's self and the ride became calm. "Matt how long is it to go to this city." Asked Izzy.
"An hour or two. Depends." Matt answered
The kids all groaned in disappointment. Mimi was the one to speak every ones thoughts. "So we're going to be sitting on a dusty old plane for hours again."
"I'm afraid of heights." Joe complained.
"Don't worry." Matt said. "You just have to find something to occupy your self's with."
"Matt can you tell us a story."
Matt looked at TK. "Um…"
"Yeah." Tai agreed. "We told you what happened with us in the real world so what's with you."
Matt really wasn't sure if the stuff he went through would be something to tell them. He could remember times when he got hurt. Not just a scraped knee or a sprained ankle but hurt as in concussions and blood lose. That isn't something that he should tell his friends about. So he said, "I've got a better idea. Why don't I tell you a story? This story some people believe and some people don't. Almost every one knows it."
"Ok. That would be good too." Said Tai.
"So it's like a myth or something." Asked Izzy.
"Yeah. I guess you could think of it that way."
"Ok then tell us the story." Said TK enthusiastically.
"Alright. Well it's about a young boy, our age that is in the military, which falls in love with someone he thought he hated. Well it started at Utoyton. He had just finished his training the day before and as his first assignment he had to help get supplies. It wasn't all that glamorous but it was a beginner's job.
Anyways, they, the soldiers, where brought to an enormous room where all the supplies were and they went in to get them. It took them five hours to finish loading the plane and they were ready to go back to the base but what the boy didn't know was he wasn't going back anytime soon.
In the plane they felt it start lifting off unfortunately that's when they heard. 'STOWAWAY!' every one jumped to there feet. That's when a girl jumped up from behind a box and ran through a door that lead to the pilots area. The boy and two others were right behind her. The pilots didn't know what to make of the girl but did there best to pay attention of their flying.
There was a door in the front room where the pilots were. She went to that door and opened it. The boy tried to stop her but it was too late. The door opened and the boy and girl were sucked out.
Now, Utoyton is underground. There is a passageway for the planes to use to get to the city. The plan was coming out from underground when they were sucked out of it so they weren't killed. The plane would have stopped and landed for them if it wasn't so big. Because of its size it would take miles before it could steady it's self and then come to a safe landing so the two were stuck out in the middle of nowhere.
They might have not been killed but they did get hurt. The girl had a bad cut on her cheek and the guy had a twisted wrist. 'Look what you did!' The girl blamed him for the cut on her face. 'Maybe if you didn't hide on our plane.' He argued. The girl said she had a good reason for wanting to but she wasn't about to tell him. The boy calmed himself down and said 'this place is where the PL is.'
'PL?' she asked. 'What's a PL?'
'PL stands for Plane Landing. But that's not the only exit out of Utoyton. I think there's another one. About a days walk that we can use.'
'Why not just head back to your base or whatever you call it.'
'Because I have to get you back.' He said harshly. And they walked in the direction he said. During that day they argued a lot." Matt laughed to himself. "Worse then Tai and me. And the boy was feeling ready to just leave her there. But decided against it. Then they saw a city in the distance. The boy didn't think anything of it. He knew that there would be nothing but obviously the girl didn't. She ran towards it saying that she couldn't wait to see other people other then him. And that she'd call her mother and other things.
"He tried to tell her that it was nothing like the city she came from but she didn't listen. She had to see it for herself. And she did. The buildings where tall and falling apart and the streets where empty. You were lucky it you saw a phone booth that was in one piece. And there was a bit of smog in it too. She asked what city was this. He couldn't tell her for he didn't know.
"She said that she thought there was more out there then a dessert. She didn't know why the city she was from was under ground until now. Well she knew but didn't understand. Her father was in the war and had died about two years ago because of that. The reason she was a stowaway was because she wanted to see the sky, and forest and other cities filled with people and houses that had pets. The boy understood this and felt sorry for this girl. He put his arm around her to comfort her. Before that he just thought that she was just someone that wanted to get into trouble. But then he knew different.
"After that they became friends. They talked instead of argued. They told each other of there lives and what it was like or used to be like and they enjoyed each others company. They had found a stream around nightfall. The boy made sure it was ok and saw that there was fish in it. They ate that night and cleaned up her cut. He rested his sore wrist in the cool water and slept.
"He woke up to a sound that night. He heard something. He looked at the girl to see if it was she. It wasn't. Then he got up quietly. He shook her lightly. She woke up and told her to be quiet. She did so. He saw a silhouette of someone coming in their direction. He looked around to try and find a hiding place. Nothing. The boy pulled out a gun from behind him.
"When the girl saw this she gasped. 'SOMEONES HERE' the person shouted. The boy grabbed the girl's hand and they started running. They heard some explosions of gunfire but they didn't slow down. And that's when they saw the entrance to Utoyton.
The boy looked over his shoulder. Even though he knew that they were about five feet away he couldn't see them. It was too dark. He thought that that would be perfect. The entrance to the city is like a hole in the ground where there is a ladder to climb. Looks a lot like a manhole but instead of it being round it is shaped as an octagon.
"The boy slowed a bit letting the girl go first. She jumped down the manhole with out even slowing down. She caught the ladder and started climbing down. Then the boy did the same and they were in the clear.
"The ones that were chasing them were apart of the apposing side of the war. They were dumfounded when the two disappeared. They just thought that the two went into the sewer so they went to block the exits. And they never found them.
"The girl and boy were happy to get away. When they got to the city they both were helped with the wounds that they had gotten and he had to go back to the base. But by this time neither of them wanted to be separate and it turned out that they loved each other."
"But were they ever allowed to be together." Sora said.
"Yes. Every time there is a supply run he goes to meat her and they spend the time together. At least that's how the story goes."
"Wow. That's a good story." TK said.
"Yeah. I thought so too." Matt then looked out of the window. "Hmm. Get ready. We're almost there." The children did as they were told and got ready for the turbulence. TK turned his head to look out the window that was positioned just beside him. Out side the window he saw clouds. White and yellow clouds. Then the plane started to dive under them and as soon as the white and yellow mist cleared his view he was desert. As far as the eye could see there was desert with deep cracks in the ground and not a shred of life. In the distance was a large hole in the ground and the walls of the hole were made of metal. The plane got closer to it then TK swore it wasn't large enough for the plane to pass. And they only got closer.
"Matt? You did do this before right?" TK asked uncertainty.
"Yeah. Why?"
"No reason. The hole just doesn't look big enough for us to get through."
"Keep watching TK." Then all the kids looked for a window to look out of. They saw what TK had seen. The white and yellow clouds high in the sky and the desert that goes out forever and the ground rushing towards them as the plan looked to big to go into the tight space. But then just before it went into the hole the wings of the plane retracted and the plane fell into the hole. It whizzed through an underground tunnel as if it were a roller coaster. Straps came up from the seats and locked it's self over each person that sat.
"Keep you hands and legs in side the ride at all time." Tai joked. They felt themselves turn as the plane turned down another path and headed further down underground then they were going before. It turned again only this time it was a more horizontal turn and then the plane began to slow down. It came to a stop and the straps unlocked from around the people and pulled back into the spot it came from.
Every one stood up. A wall turned into a ramp for the men to walk out of. When the children walked out their eyes widened and their jaws dropped. They were now standing in a city of white. The floors practically glowed. Grayish white buildings in the distance had small lights like stars twining their way up the circular buildings. Monorails were the obvious way of transportation here. There was a circular light blue floor not far from them with small mounds all around it. Some of the buildings went up and connected with the ceiling that had lights covering it. There was more then just met the eye and each of them knew it.
They were all aw stricken until Matt's voice broke into there thoughts. "Welcome to Utoyton. The last city on earth. The blue floor there is an anti-friction floor. It's there to imitate ice. And the lights above make artificial light. There is also a park not that far away from here that has trees and grass just like our parks had too." Matt looked around. He was looking for someone who he usually saw in the crowd but where were they.
"Hey Matt. Who you looking for?" Tai asked as the first person to notice what Matt was doing.
"You'll see…I hope. One moment I'll be right back." And with that Matt ran off.
"I wonder who Matt knows that's here." Izzy spoke.
"I don't know. I wonder what that blue floor is like. Hey Tai. You want to find out." Said Sora.
"Yeah. Sure." And then Tai and Sora ran towards it. Just as they reached the blue floor Tai jumped into the air and landed on it. He led across it fast. He felt the air hit his face and he was about to turn around to see how Sora was doing when he realized he couldn't. He tried to stop but wasn't able to. Then he hit a mound and went flying over it and landed on his face. "Ouch." Was all he said as he got up.
"Are you all right?" Tai turned around to see Sora gliding to the mound and stopping her self gently with her foot.
Tai gave her a smile to say he was fine then he noticed Izzy. "Hey Iz. Whatcha doin'?" Izzy had a small pen cap that he found in his pocket and he placed it on the blue surface of the floor then gently pushed it across the surface. It didn't even slow down until it reached the other side and only then it bounced of the mound and started again.
"Hi Tai." He said. "I just had to test it out my self. This floor is really anti-friction. I didn't think it possible. In this world I will be able to learn so many things and then when we go back to ours then I'll share my knowledge and…"
"Um-Izzy." Mimi spoke up. "We're not even sure if we can get back. Remember?"
"I believe we can get back but I just have to find out how."
"So we will be going home?" Kari said. "That's great."
"It would be nice to go back." Every one looked around to see that Matt had returned.
"Hey Matt. Where did you go?" Asked Tai.
"Just had to let the General know that I'm going off now."
"Off? Where?" Asked Mimi.
"To make reservations for you, TK and Kari."
"Oh."
"Well come on." And then they walked towards the buildings of the underground city.
Long circular hallways with golden coloured wall paper and light wooden doors with gold numbers on it. And the wall on the opposite side of the doors had large windows every one and a half feet apart. That's what the hallways looked like for the apartment building that the kids were all led through.
"Now what are we here for Matt. Who are we seeing?" Mimi asked again. She had been asking this so often that the last time she did Tai asked if they could stop at a store to by some duct tape. And said 'Duct tape fixes every thing'. Every one laughed about this but Matt thought it best to keep Tai from doing it.
"You'll see. It wouldn't help you much if I gave you a name because you don't know this person. Yet anyways. But if every thing goes alright then you'll be staying with them."
Mimi sighed, "I don't know if I want to stay or not anymore."
"Why not Mimi?" Asked Sora.
"Because I don't want to leave you guys but if I stay well… you know what I saw as we were coming here?" Sora shook her head. "A shopping mall."
Sora rolled her eyes at her indecisive friend. "Oh Mimi."
Every one stopped at the same time as Matt walked over to a wooden door and knocked. Everyone waited listening to some movement from the other side of the door. They heard three clicking sounds before the door opened. There was a boy that looked to be about seventeen. He had dark almost black hair. He had a reasonable amount of muscle that was slightly noticeable under his navy blue and red shirt that was slightly baggy. He also wore baggy jeans.
His eyes grew wide and his smile grew the moment he saw Matt. "Hey kid. How's it been?"
"Alright I guess…"
"You had us scared when you didn't come last time."
"I was in the hospital. Long story I won't go into it. So where's Cass?"
"Oh. Um- Cass, she's in her room. Who are they?" This guy said, referring to Tai and the others.
"Huh-oh yeah." Matt turned around to his friends and said, "This is Tai. Just try to ignore the goggles."
"Hey." Tai protested.
Matt ignored him and continued, "This is Sora." Sora waved. "And Joe." Joe held out his hand and the guy shook it. "Izzy" Izzy bowed a bit, "Mimi's the one in the dress." Mimi smiled. "And the little girl is Kari, Tai's little sister."
"Nice to meet you." Kari greeted with a smile.
"And the little boy is my little brother, TK."
"I'm not as little as I look." TK added.
"Really. That's your brother." TK nodded. "You guys kind of look alike."
"Yeah. I've been told. Oh and everybody this is Darin. He's a good friend." Matt turned back to Darin and said, "So… Can I go see Cass?"
"Sure. You know where to go." Darin said as he stepped out of the way to let them in.
They walked in and down the front hall. They walked into the living room were there was a TV and two couches, ones small, and a chair.
"How can you get TV stations if this is the last city?" Izzy asked Darin.
Darin looked at him as if the small red head was insane but decided to answer anyways. "There's a TV station in the center of the city that plays movies from back when there weren't a war. But every one knows that." He asked suspiciously.
"Well I didn't." Said Izzy as he remembered that no one else knew he was from a different world.
Matt walked through the apartment. Out of the living room into the kitchen to a hallway… he knew this house like the back of his hand and he only got to see it once every month. The house wasn't complicated he was just surprised that he knew it so well because usually when he goes to Utoyton he goes other places then this house. So that's why he was amazed to find out that he knew his way around so well.
"Hey Matt. Where ya going?" Matt turned around to see that Tai was fallowing behind him. He thought that everyone else was in the living room but he was wrong.
"I'm going to see this girl named Cass. Short for Cassandra."
"Oh. Nice name."
Matt started walking again with Tai close behind. This hall was where all the bedrooms were. First was Cass's and Darin's Parents bedroom and then there was one that was vacant and then Darin's and at the very end was Cass's. As Matt reached her room he knocked on it. He could slightly hear some music on the other side. He knocked a bit harder on the door when he realized that no one had answered it. Then the door opened revealing a light brown haired girl about an inch shorter then Matt wearing green baggy pants and a tight short sleeve black shirt.
Her brown eyes grew wide as she saw who was at the door and she jumped into Matt's arms. Matt caught her and spun her around. As he did this the two laughed. "Oh my god. I can't believer your here. I thought… I thought…huhhhh; I don't know what I thought I was just worried. You didn't come last time. I waited but you never got off the plane. I tried asking if you were ok but no one would answer me."
Matt smiled lightly at her "But I'm ok. Don't worry. And as far as I can tell I still have all my limbs." Matt said.
Tai gave a small cough in order to get some attention. Matt calmed down and blushed a bit. "Um sorry Tai. Tai this is Cass."
They exchanged hellos and shook each other's hand. "So Matt." Tai said with a grin. "She your girlfriend."
Cass and Matt looked at each other with worried expressions that really confused Tai. "You didn't tell him?" Said Cass quietly but Tai could still hear.
"Well it never came up." Matt defended.
"When do you suppose that it would have come up?" Shot back Cass.
Then a smile grew on bother their faces. They stepped closer together and Matt put his hand around her waist and she put her's around his back. "Well…" Matt said hesitantly trying to find a way to put it. "She's… my wife."
Sorry I didn't have this up a lot sooner but I really didn't know how to write this chapter. So I'm very, very sorry. ^_^; Sorry and please review.
