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Last time, Sora lost it and vented her anger on Tai, due to his sadness over her relationship with Matt. Tai went to the Digital World, and met up with Cherrymon, the obnoxious and overconfident tree digimon, whose only joy came from twisting others' thoughts and sending them in the wrong direction. Gabumon and Augumon attempted to help Tai, but Cherrymon had already spun his web of deception into Tai's thoughts. Gabumon went to get help from Matt, and now the two of them are coming back to put an end to Cherrymon's mischief.
From Courage To Love - Chapter 4
"Anyway, Tai..." Cherrymon resumed, "Your friend has a point."
"I do?"
"He does?"
"Sure, fighting isn't always the answer. But think about this, kid. All great accomplishments involve some hardship. If something you want is worth fighting for, then wouldn't that mean that achieving that goal is more important than anything? That's all I'm saying."
"That...can't be right." Tai said, hesitantly.
"Fine, believe whatever you want. But all I'm offering to you is the hard truth of the matter. Either take action to change your problems, or live in the shadows of the ones you envy and despise..for the rest of your life," Cherrymon finished smoothly.
Those words hit Tai in a different way than a Sora's insults. The words didn't exactly hurt, but they definitely sunk in.
"Tai, don't listen to him! He doesn't know what he's talking about!" argued Augumon.
"But what if he IS right?" panicked Tai.
"I don't want to hurt anybody...but I am entitled to get what I want...yeah, that makes sense."
"Tai, listen to yourself! This isn't you! Matt, Sora and the others are our friends. And you should never fight your friends. You know that's wrong, and you know what's right," Augumon said softly.
Tai dropped to his knees and held his head in his hands. He felt as confused as the time when a certain group of older kids called him stupid for kicking a soccer ball in the wrong goal.
"I...I don't know," he moaned back to Augumon. "I don't know what's right anymore. I can't even ask a girl out without some fear inside me."
It was no doubt that he was indicating Sora.
"I was so afraid of what would have happened between us. I was afraid of what could've happened if I didn't ask her out right away, or if our friendship had been lost. Wouldn't you know that my crest had to be the Crest of Courage! Fat lot of good it's done me. I didn't live up to the word. I can't even do that right!"
What followed was normal. To describe it in one word...tears.
"Tai, listen to me," said Augumon in a very determined tone that Tai had never heard before.
"I've known you for a long time. And I know that you're not a bully or someone who likes to go around beating up on people just to get what he wants! You're better than that!"
"I am?"
"You certainly are! Fear is part of what makes you human. Look, Tai, you may not always make the smartest choices, but whatever you decide to do now, I'll follow!" said Augumon, finishing his argument (almost) as smoothly as Cherrymon, but in a soft voice.
Tai finally turned his head towards the little digimon. He looked into his friend's eyes, as if asking for a final oath of assurance and loyalty. And he got it with a serious nod from Augumon.
"I may not agree with your decision, but I'll support you one hundred percent, all the way. That's what friends are for."
"Augumon...I...thank you," Tai said weakly, tears still falling down his cheeks.
"Make your choice already, kid. What's it gonna be?" Cherrymon asked impatiently.
Tai put on a determined face like Augumon's, and wiped his tears. The two friends locked eyes with each other, and nodded simultaneously.
Suddenly, without warning, an awesome, bright orange glow filled the forest.
The entire forest.
"What's that glow?" asked Gabumon.
"Something tells me it'll lead us to Tai! C'mon!" said Matt. "I've got a bad feeling about this."
*********************
"AUGUMON! WARP - DIGIVOLVE TO...WARGREYMON!!!!!"
In a matter of mere seconds, Augumon had transformed..er..digivoled from a small orange-yellowish dinosaur to a strong, giant hulking orange creature encased in unbelievably tough armor. WarGreymon stood tall with the Crest of Courage worn proudly on his armored back. "I'm ready and willing, Tai!"
"Heh, heh, heh...perfect," were the only words going through the mind of the giant, hulking tree.
"Right, me too. Let's get this show on the road!" Tai and WarGreymon started to slowly walk back to where they started, but Tai suddenly turned around towards Cherrymon.
"Cherrymon, aren't you coming, too? I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss this!" shouted Tai.
"Ha! Wouldn't miss it for the Digital World!" he shouted back.
And with that said, the three of them marched on.
Meanwhile...
"TAI? TAI?" shouted Matt.
"AUGUMON, WHERE ARE YOU? WE HAVE SOME DELICIOUS FOOD FOR YOU!" shouted Gabumon.
"It's no use, Gabumon. We're just shouting ourselves hoarse," Matt noted.
"Then maybe we should split up-"
"TERRA FORCE!!!!!"
Gabumon's sentence was cut short, as a large, swirling, orange ball of energy was hurling towards them at an incredible speed. Matt barely had enough time to swoop Gabumon up in his arms, and roll both of them clear of the blast.
Matt wiped the sweat off his forehead as he looked at the big, smoking crater the blast had made after impact with the ground. "Whew...too close for comfort."
"MATT! PREPARE YOURSELF!" said a familiar voice.
"Huh? Is that who I think it is?" said Gabumon.
Matt glanced through the smoke, and saw the same thing. "Tai?"
"Who were you expecting? Myotismon?"
"Tai, where've you been? We were gettin' worried about you guys, and...hey, why has Augumon...oh, no."
A giant creature (not WarGreymon) appeared behind Tai. Needless to say, Matt didn't like at all who he saw...
"Cherrymon! You did this to Tai!"
"Hey, is that anyway to treat an old chum? Long time, no see, Matty boy!"
"Not long enough, foliage face!"
"Hey...all I've done is opened up your buddy's eyes to the truth! And believe me, he can see everything just fine now!"
"I don't even think you know how to tell the truth!" Matt yelled.
"Stop! Stop this, please!" shouted a voice that wasn't there before.
Everyone whirled their heads in the direction of the sound.
"Sora???" exclaimed Tai, Matt, Gabumon, and WarGreymon.
"What the heck is going on here?" she demanded.
"Sora! You came!" said Matt with a hidden smile.
All right! She finally came through for Tai, he thought.
"I had to...I was afraid something might've happened to you, Matt. Are you okay?"
Immediately, Matt's little smile vanished as quickly as an eraser does its work on paper.
I take that all back, he rethought.
"I thought you came for Tai!" Matt hissed, angry at Sora's response.
"I...I did...I-I mean..." Sora stammered.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!!!!!" Tai roared. "Matt, you and Gabumon better be set for action, 'cuz ready or not, here we come!"
"We're not going to fight you, Tai! Enough fighting has happened in both worlds! We don't need to add on to the violence!" Gabumon argued.
"Then I guess there won't be a fight," WarGreymon shot back. "There's gonna be a MASSECRE!!!!!"
Sora surprisingly jumped into the possibly soon-to-be "battle field."
"Tai, stop it! You don't know what you're doing! This is crazy! What could you possibly hope to gain by all this?!?"
"Quiet, Sora! This is strictly between Matt and me! So stay out of it, because this doesn't concern you!"
"Doesn't it?" Sora continued to argue. "Who are you really mad at? Matt? Or me? Can't you see that this is a one-sided war you're planning?"
"Sora, you don't understand. Once I get him out of the way, NOTHING can stop me from getting what I want! There'll be nothing that stands between you and me! We'll be free! Doesn't that make sense?"
"No, that sounds completely ridiculous! Maybe you're not my boyfriend, but you can't even be my friend if you even try to carry out what you're planning!" Sora argued.
"Please, Tai...listen to yourself! You're talking crazy! If you just calm down, I'm sure that the three of us can work all of this out!" Matt pleaded.
"No more talking!" WarGreymon growled. "Are you going to fight or not?"
Gabumon sighed. "I guess we have no choice, Matt." But Matt instructed Gabumon not to move.
"Thanks, but I'll handle this one, pal." Matt slowly walked onto the battlefield besides Sora, pulled her out of the line of fire, and took her position.
"All right, Tai. If you really think that's the right thing to do, then do it!" he said, extending his arms out as far as they could go. "If destroying me is the only thing that'll ease your pain, so be it!"
"WHAT!?!?!" Sora bellowed. She could not believe what she was hearing. "Matt, get outta there! You'll be vaporized!"
"Let Tai do what he wants. This may be the only way he'll find peace."
Matt's words and reasoning didn't seem to even cause a flicker of Tai's conscience to be lit. All he did was continue to deliver a rock hard, cold stare into the eyes of his two "friends."
"If that's the way you wanna play it, buddy." Tai said in a icy, low voice.
"No, Tai, no..." Sora whispered.
"Go ahead..." Cherrymon encouraged to Tai. "You know you want to."
"WarGreymon...do it."
TO BE CONTINUED..
All right! Finally, an awesome cliffhanger to leave you readers breathless at the end of your seats! What will happen? Will Tai really go through with it? Or will he listen to reason at the last second, right before it's too late? Can Sora get through to him and apologize? Will Cherrymon ever write down all that "good advice" in a book and sell it to make a fortune? Please watch out for the next chapter, coming soon to a fanfiction web site near you!
P.S. Please continue to read and review my stories! It's what keeps my new stories coming! Thanx!
Last time, Sora lost it and vented her anger on Tai, due to his sadness over her relationship with Matt. Tai went to the Digital World, and met up with Cherrymon, the obnoxious and overconfident tree digimon, whose only joy came from twisting others' thoughts and sending them in the wrong direction. Gabumon and Augumon attempted to help Tai, but Cherrymon had already spun his web of deception into Tai's thoughts. Gabumon went to get help from Matt, and now the two of them are coming back to put an end to Cherrymon's mischief.
From Courage To Love - Chapter 4
"Anyway, Tai..." Cherrymon resumed, "Your friend has a point."
"I do?"
"He does?"
"Sure, fighting isn't always the answer. But think about this, kid. All great accomplishments involve some hardship. If something you want is worth fighting for, then wouldn't that mean that achieving that goal is more important than anything? That's all I'm saying."
"That...can't be right." Tai said, hesitantly.
"Fine, believe whatever you want. But all I'm offering to you is the hard truth of the matter. Either take action to change your problems, or live in the shadows of the ones you envy and despise..for the rest of your life," Cherrymon finished smoothly.
Those words hit Tai in a different way than a Sora's insults. The words didn't exactly hurt, but they definitely sunk in.
"Tai, don't listen to him! He doesn't know what he's talking about!" argued Augumon.
"But what if he IS right?" panicked Tai.
"I don't want to hurt anybody...but I am entitled to get what I want...yeah, that makes sense."
"Tai, listen to yourself! This isn't you! Matt, Sora and the others are our friends. And you should never fight your friends. You know that's wrong, and you know what's right," Augumon said softly.
Tai dropped to his knees and held his head in his hands. He felt as confused as the time when a certain group of older kids called him stupid for kicking a soccer ball in the wrong goal.
"I...I don't know," he moaned back to Augumon. "I don't know what's right anymore. I can't even ask a girl out without some fear inside me."
It was no doubt that he was indicating Sora.
"I was so afraid of what would have happened between us. I was afraid of what could've happened if I didn't ask her out right away, or if our friendship had been lost. Wouldn't you know that my crest had to be the Crest of Courage! Fat lot of good it's done me. I didn't live up to the word. I can't even do that right!"
What followed was normal. To describe it in one word...tears.
"Tai, listen to me," said Augumon in a very determined tone that Tai had never heard before.
"I've known you for a long time. And I know that you're not a bully or someone who likes to go around beating up on people just to get what he wants! You're better than that!"
"I am?"
"You certainly are! Fear is part of what makes you human. Look, Tai, you may not always make the smartest choices, but whatever you decide to do now, I'll follow!" said Augumon, finishing his argument (almost) as smoothly as Cherrymon, but in a soft voice.
Tai finally turned his head towards the little digimon. He looked into his friend's eyes, as if asking for a final oath of assurance and loyalty. And he got it with a serious nod from Augumon.
"I may not agree with your decision, but I'll support you one hundred percent, all the way. That's what friends are for."
"Augumon...I...thank you," Tai said weakly, tears still falling down his cheeks.
"Make your choice already, kid. What's it gonna be?" Cherrymon asked impatiently.
Tai put on a determined face like Augumon's, and wiped his tears. The two friends locked eyes with each other, and nodded simultaneously.
Suddenly, without warning, an awesome, bright orange glow filled the forest.
The entire forest.
"What's that glow?" asked Gabumon.
"Something tells me it'll lead us to Tai! C'mon!" said Matt. "I've got a bad feeling about this."
*********************
"AUGUMON! WARP - DIGIVOLVE TO...WARGREYMON!!!!!"
In a matter of mere seconds, Augumon had transformed..er..digivoled from a small orange-yellowish dinosaur to a strong, giant hulking orange creature encased in unbelievably tough armor. WarGreymon stood tall with the Crest of Courage worn proudly on his armored back. "I'm ready and willing, Tai!"
"Heh, heh, heh...perfect," were the only words going through the mind of the giant, hulking tree.
"Right, me too. Let's get this show on the road!" Tai and WarGreymon started to slowly walk back to where they started, but Tai suddenly turned around towards Cherrymon.
"Cherrymon, aren't you coming, too? I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss this!" shouted Tai.
"Ha! Wouldn't miss it for the Digital World!" he shouted back.
And with that said, the three of them marched on.
Meanwhile...
"TAI? TAI?" shouted Matt.
"AUGUMON, WHERE ARE YOU? WE HAVE SOME DELICIOUS FOOD FOR YOU!" shouted Gabumon.
"It's no use, Gabumon. We're just shouting ourselves hoarse," Matt noted.
"Then maybe we should split up-"
"TERRA FORCE!!!!!"
Gabumon's sentence was cut short, as a large, swirling, orange ball of energy was hurling towards them at an incredible speed. Matt barely had enough time to swoop Gabumon up in his arms, and roll both of them clear of the blast.
Matt wiped the sweat off his forehead as he looked at the big, smoking crater the blast had made after impact with the ground. "Whew...too close for comfort."
"MATT! PREPARE YOURSELF!" said a familiar voice.
"Huh? Is that who I think it is?" said Gabumon.
Matt glanced through the smoke, and saw the same thing. "Tai?"
"Who were you expecting? Myotismon?"
"Tai, where've you been? We were gettin' worried about you guys, and...hey, why has Augumon...oh, no."
A giant creature (not WarGreymon) appeared behind Tai. Needless to say, Matt didn't like at all who he saw...
"Cherrymon! You did this to Tai!"
"Hey, is that anyway to treat an old chum? Long time, no see, Matty boy!"
"Not long enough, foliage face!"
"Hey...all I've done is opened up your buddy's eyes to the truth! And believe me, he can see everything just fine now!"
"I don't even think you know how to tell the truth!" Matt yelled.
"Stop! Stop this, please!" shouted a voice that wasn't there before.
Everyone whirled their heads in the direction of the sound.
"Sora???" exclaimed Tai, Matt, Gabumon, and WarGreymon.
"What the heck is going on here?" she demanded.
"Sora! You came!" said Matt with a hidden smile.
All right! She finally came through for Tai, he thought.
"I had to...I was afraid something might've happened to you, Matt. Are you okay?"
Immediately, Matt's little smile vanished as quickly as an eraser does its work on paper.
I take that all back, he rethought.
"I thought you came for Tai!" Matt hissed, angry at Sora's response.
"I...I did...I-I mean..." Sora stammered.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!!!!!" Tai roared. "Matt, you and Gabumon better be set for action, 'cuz ready or not, here we come!"
"We're not going to fight you, Tai! Enough fighting has happened in both worlds! We don't need to add on to the violence!" Gabumon argued.
"Then I guess there won't be a fight," WarGreymon shot back. "There's gonna be a MASSECRE!!!!!"
Sora surprisingly jumped into the possibly soon-to-be "battle field."
"Tai, stop it! You don't know what you're doing! This is crazy! What could you possibly hope to gain by all this?!?"
"Quiet, Sora! This is strictly between Matt and me! So stay out of it, because this doesn't concern you!"
"Doesn't it?" Sora continued to argue. "Who are you really mad at? Matt? Or me? Can't you see that this is a one-sided war you're planning?"
"Sora, you don't understand. Once I get him out of the way, NOTHING can stop me from getting what I want! There'll be nothing that stands between you and me! We'll be free! Doesn't that make sense?"
"No, that sounds completely ridiculous! Maybe you're not my boyfriend, but you can't even be my friend if you even try to carry out what you're planning!" Sora argued.
"Please, Tai...listen to yourself! You're talking crazy! If you just calm down, I'm sure that the three of us can work all of this out!" Matt pleaded.
"No more talking!" WarGreymon growled. "Are you going to fight or not?"
Gabumon sighed. "I guess we have no choice, Matt." But Matt instructed Gabumon not to move.
"Thanks, but I'll handle this one, pal." Matt slowly walked onto the battlefield besides Sora, pulled her out of the line of fire, and took her position.
"All right, Tai. If you really think that's the right thing to do, then do it!" he said, extending his arms out as far as they could go. "If destroying me is the only thing that'll ease your pain, so be it!"
"WHAT!?!?!" Sora bellowed. She could not believe what she was hearing. "Matt, get outta there! You'll be vaporized!"
"Let Tai do what he wants. This may be the only way he'll find peace."
Matt's words and reasoning didn't seem to even cause a flicker of Tai's conscience to be lit. All he did was continue to deliver a rock hard, cold stare into the eyes of his two "friends."
"If that's the way you wanna play it, buddy." Tai said in a icy, low voice.
"No, Tai, no..." Sora whispered.
"Go ahead..." Cherrymon encouraged to Tai. "You know you want to."
"WarGreymon...do it."
TO BE CONTINUED..
All right! Finally, an awesome cliffhanger to leave you readers breathless at the end of your seats! What will happen? Will Tai really go through with it? Or will he listen to reason at the last second, right before it's too late? Can Sora get through to him and apologize? Will Cherrymon ever write down all that "good advice" in a book and sell it to make a fortune? Please watch out for the next chapter, coming soon to a fanfiction web site near you!
P.S. Please continue to read and review my stories! It's what keeps my new stories coming! Thanx!