Oh, something I seem to always forget to mention is that the majority of my "Digimon" info, as well as spoilers, are from Megchan's Digimon Sekai. It is a great place to go if you want Digimon information. I hang out on her Message Board, that's how I got my Holy Beast info.
Oh, here's something else for you. My mind was a blank when trying to come up with a title for this part. I normally write out the part then come up with the title. That's just a bit of a warning to you so you'd know why I have such a rotten title for this part. ^^;
Now, as always, I do not own any of these characters, places, or
actual
Digimon normally associated with the manga, the show, TCG, etc.
Toei
and Bandai have that pleasure.
****
Part 15: In Search of Taichi-san; The Guilt Trip of Sora!
Sora was walking around, looking for Taichi since he was the last person she was with. She noticed a great change in herself just as the others had. For one, she was a lot smaller, she was wearing the same blue helmet she wore when she was a kid, and she also noticed that she still had her Digivice clipped to her Tennis Skirt. Just like with the other Chosen Children, she always carried it around to remember her Digimon and her adventures in the Digital World by.
"Do you think we'll ever find him?" the now 11-year-old Sora asked her current traveling companion.
A pink bird spoke to her and gave Sora a reassuring smile. It was Sora's Digimon Partner Piyomon (Biyomon).
"I'm sure we will, Sora," Piyomon responded enthusiastically.
"I hope so," the girl depressingly sighed.
"It's great to see you again Sora, but how come you look so young? I thought humans are supposed to get older, not younger."
"I have no idea," Sora shrugged, still trying to make sense of the situation herself. "I may look younger, but I still feel as if I'm the age I was before I got brought back here."
She sighed again.
"I'm glad I found you before you fell."
"I am too," Sora smiled gently. "I surely would have died if you wouldn't have been nearby."
Sora had just gotten out of the weird vortex and was falling fast...
"HELP!!!!" the girl screamed.
Piyomon, at the time, was talking to a couple of Pyocomon (Yokomon) and explaining the importance of evolving and how she missed her old friend Sora...
"I wish I had a human partner," the first Pyocomon said.
"Me too," the second Pyocomon said, bouncing on the ground. "That way, we can evolve faster and we wouldn't have to wait so long to evolve naturally!"
"It's a wonderful thing," Piyomon told the two. "Maybe one day, another child or two will come to the Digital World and become your human partners!!"
They both hopped up and down happily, hoping that they too would one day receive human partners.
"I think our wish is going to come true," the second Pyocomon exclaimed happily while looking up at the sky.
"Why do you say that?" Piyomon asked.
"Look up there," the second Pyocomon hopped. "A human is falling fast towards that ravine."
"What makes you so sure that it's a human?" the first Pyocomon asked.
"Because I have never seen any Digimon that looked like that."
"Good point," the first Pyocomon agreed.
"Oh no!" Piyomon said in alarm. "We have to help that person! Who could it be? We haven't had humans in the Digital World for a couple of years now."
"What can we do?" the first Pyocomon asked. "I thought you said humans couldn't fly, Piyomon."
"They can't so there's only one thing I can do," Piyomon said, a bright light started to surround her body. "Piyomon shinka...Birdramon!"
"Ooo," the two Pyocomon stared in awe.
"You two stay here while I go save that human," Birdramon instructed.
The two Pyocomon obeyed, for a while. The two ended up hopping along anyway to see Birdramon in action.
Birdramon flew as fast as she could to save the falling person. She really wasn't concerned as to who it was, not yet anyway. She flew faster and faster, and she soared right under the falling person. She caught the person just in the knick of time, but the human still ended up knocked out from the impact of falling down hard onto Birdramon's back.
The two Pyocomon cheered as they saw Birdramon fly back, who landed and devolved back to Piyomon. The Pyocomon started to inspect the human since they had never seen one before.
"What's that weird thing on the human's head?" the first Pyocomon asked.
"Is this human a boy or a girl?"
"It has to be a girl! It has a skirt on!" the first Pyocomon explained.
"Oh yeah, that's right, but that still doesn't explain what that weird thing is on her head," the second Pyocomon responded.
"Hey, look at that thing on her skirt!" the first Pyocomon exclaimed, hopping up and down excitedly. "It is a Digivice! I bet this human is going to be my new human partner!"
"No way, she's going to be my new human partner," the second Pyocomon retorted.
"Hmm," the first Pyocomon started while examining the girl. "Doesn't this human seem a bit old looking with those clothes to be a human child? She has a body like some perfect (ultimate) or ultimate (mega) leveled humanoid looking Digimon, like Lilymon, or Rosemon, or Angewomon. She just looks smaller since she doesn't look as old as them."
"I bet she's really a Digimon after all and found that Digivice," the second Pyocomon said, quite disappointed over the fact that this person wasn't her new human partner. "That blue thing on her head looks like that hat Angewomon wears, only it doesn't cover her eyes."
Piyomon was resting. She finally looked over and got a better look at the human and recognized the "object" that the two young Pyocomon kept asking about.
"That looks like Sora's old blue helmet!" the bird said, finally recognizing the object. She gasped. "That is Sora!!!"
"Sora?" the two Pyocomon asked in unison.
Piyomon ran over to wake up the girl.
"You two stay here with her and I'll go get some water," Piyomon instructed.
Piyomon flew off and went to get the young girl some water. When she returned, Sora had awakened.
"Piyomon?"
"Hey Sora," the bird smiled.
The young girl hugged her Digimon partner tightly. Piyomon then explained to her what had happened and how she had evolved to save her and Sora explained what had happened with her and Taichi.
After the greetings, the two started off in search of Taichi...
"I am forever grateful to you Piyomon."
"That's what friends are for."
"So, do you have any idea why I am back in the Digital World or why I am walking around four or five years younger?" Sora asked. "I have my old blue helmet I wore when I first met you, but I have the tennis uniform that I was wearing before that weird vortex sucked me and Taichi in."
"I don't know," the bird said. "But there have been some strange things going on around here."
"Like what?"
"Inexplicable Digimon attacks, evil Digimon in general, the usual," Piyomon responded as if it were no big deal.
"That's usual?!?" the girl asked in surprise. "How long has this been going on?"
"I'd say for the past couple of weeks or so. Digimon have been attacking at random saying that they're conquering the area for their master. It is like we are dealing with the Digimon Kaiser again, but I, as well as the others, know that it isn't him. No human has been in the Digital World since you and the others left two years ago. Due to these attacks, all of the other Digimon and I have decided to take an area and protect it since we are the only few Digimon who have the power to evolve to a higher form since we have human partners. Sure we can't go to our perfect (ultimate) forms anymore since we gave up those powers years ago, but we can still help to keep the evil Digimon away until all of the other Digimon in the area are safe and out of danger."
"You guys sure have been going through a lot," Sora said, feeling sorry for Piyomon and the other Digimon. "I wonder if we were brought back here to help you get rid of these evil Digimon that have been attacking."
"Oh, that would be great," Piyomon smiled as she hugged Sora. "It would be just like old times!"
"Yeah, old times," the girl muttered, trailing off.
Piyomon noticed the distant look on Sora's face. She was upset about Taichi being lost and the fact that she had hurt him. She could tell that he was upset over her dating Yamato...
"What's wrong Sora?"
"Me, oh nothing," Sora lied. "I was just wondering where Taichi could have ended up."
"Maybe since you ended up with me, maybe Taichi found Agumon!"
"That's great Piyomon," Sora said with a smile. "Let's go find Agumon!"
"It's going to take a long time by foot," Piyomon explained. "It would probably take an entire day at the least."
"Oh," Sora said, lowering her head.
"But I could evolve and then we could fly there easily! My energy is up so there shouldn't be a problem."
"Okay," Sora nodded. "But if you feel like you're losing energy, just let me know and we'll continue on foot."
"Don't worry."
The small pink bird evolved to Birdramon and allowed Sora to climb onto her back.
"Hold on tight! We are off to Agumon's area! Since I'm stronger than ever now, it should take us a little under a half hour. I hope you don't mind flying that long and that fast."
"It's no problem at all," Sora said, making sure she had a tight grip on Birdramon. "The sooner we get to Taichi, the better."
The majestic bird--hmm, is that the word for her -_-;--took off and headed towards the area Agumon would be guarding.
'Taichi, I'm sorry I hurt you, but please, just be all right...'
****
"Another child has found her Digimon Partner," the being said happily,
still monitoring all of the Chosen Children.
"That's great," her Digimon responded. "Soon all of them will be together and they will be able to defeat our cloaked enemy, his partner, and all of his followers."
"That is true, but I sense trouble with one of the children," the woman said, a worried look upon her face. "I can't seem to locate the child that has nothing to do with Digimon; the extra person."
"You don't suppose that he or she has been found by our enemy, do
you?"
"I am afraid so," the woman nodded slowly with a frown. "All I sense from this child is a negative aura."
"Oh dear," the Digimon muttered. "Just what we need."
"But there is hope," the woman reminded her partner.
"There you go with the hope again."
"Hope is a very powerful thing," she explained. "Without hope, miracles wouldn't occur."
"That is true, but this child's life could be in danger," the Digimon reminded her. "What can we do to help!!"
"There's nothing we can do until the child destined to find this place gets here."
Her Digimon sighed. "I sure hope you are right."
"I know I am," the woman said, great confidence in her voice.
"The Holy Beast Guardians
have never been wrong before."
****
At the time Sora had taken off on Birdramon, Taichi was still knocked
out. A Digimon watched over him, hoping that he would soon
awaken.
"I hope he wakes up soon," the Digimon said in a hopeful manner.
It took a while, but Taichi finally started to stir.
"Taichi," the Digimon shouted while hugging the boy, "I'm so glad that you're awake!!"
Taichi rubbed his eyes and held his head.
"It's hot and my head hurts," Taichi muttered. He then remembered what had happened to him and shouted, "Oh my gosh, Sora!!"
He then noticed the Digimon hugging him.
"Agumon?"
"Hey pal!"
"AGUMON!!" the boy shouted back happily, returning the small orange reptile's hug. "What are you doing here!! What's going on?"
The boy then remembered about Sora.
"Wait, I have to find Sora!"
"Sora?"
"Yeah, I have to find her!"
Taichi stood up and started to jog. He didn't get far, though, because he ended up tripping and falling. His clothes were now too big for him.
Agumon hurried over to his friend and helped him up. "Are you
okay, Taichi?"
"Hey, I wasn't wearing pants before that weird portal sucked me into the sky," Taichi said, looking over his outfit. "I was wearing my gym uniform playing Tennis with Sora!"
"Um, Taichi, don't you notice something else different about yourself other than your clothes?"
Taichi shrugged and then noticed what Agumon had. He was a lot shorter, wearing a pair of goggles - the pair he had given to Daisuke - along with the blue sweatband he used to wear along with them. Just like with everyone else, his shoes were the same ones he wore when he first met Agumon and they fit.
"Ahh, what happened to my body," the boy screamed. "I'm a kid again! Its like I'm 11 again, the age I was when I first met you!!"
He then obliviously dug through his pocket. To his surprise, he found a couple of very familiar objects in it...
"My pocket telescope? My Digivice?" Taichi stared down at the objects in confusion. "Why do I have my goggles and why do I have my pocket telescope? I left my Digivice in my gym locker since I didn't want to accidentally break it while playing Tennis with Sora. I wonder why I have it with me now and why am I the age of 11?"
The boy calmed down a bit.
"I wonder if the same thing happened to Sora?"
"I don't know about Sora, but you're the only one here," Agumon told him.
Taichi started to study his surroundings, which caused him to sweat drop nervously and get a look of uneasiness.
"Agumon, where am I and why are there so many fiery pits here?" The boy then gulped a bit. "I'm not...dead, am I, and I am not where I think I am, am I?"
"No, you're not dead," Agumon laughed. "You're just as alive as I am! As for where you are, you are in a hot spring for reptile Digimon such as myself."
"A Hot Spring," the boy asked with a sweat drop. "It's a a little hot, don't you think?" he muttered.
"Not for me, but yeah, this is a hot spring," the reptile smiled. "Instead of it being filled with water, it is filled with fire. I use it to keep my strength up; I always take a dip in a Fiery Hot Spring. It is very good for Fire Reptile Digimon such as myself. Gennai told me that. I'm not the only Digimon who comes here, but this is my area, so that's why I'm here. This is my new home."
"So, what has happened in the past two years and do you have any idea as to why I am here?" Taichi asked. "Better yet, do you have any idea as to why I am a kid again?"
"I'm sorry, Taichi, I don't know why you are so young again."
"I guess you wouldn't," Taichi said. "So, how is Gennai doing?"
Agumon started to frown a bit at the mentioning of Gennai's name...
"Yo, Agumon," Taichi called to his Digimon with concern. "What's the matter? Has something happened to Gennai?"
Agumon nodded.
"No one knows what's happened to Gennai," the reptile explained. "He's been missing for quite some time now."
"Missing?" the boy asked in surprise. "Agumon, I want you to tell me about everything that has gone on and don't leave out one single detail!"
"Okay," Agumon nodded. "I don't know why you're a child, but there has been some trouble going on around here lately..."
Agumon told Taichi the same thing Tailmon did to Hikari, Takeru, and Daisuke and Piyomon to Sora, the only difference being that he told Taichi about Gennai...
"So, it seems that we've all been brought back to the Digital World to help get rid of these guys," Taichi pondered, "but for some strange reason, we ended up younger than what we currently are."
"I suppose so, but I can't fight those evil Digimon alone. It's bad since none of these Digimon are being controlled."
"Let's find Sora; maybe she has Piyomon with her and then that way, we can work together as a team and beat all of those evil Digimon!!" Taichi said with a bawled up fist. "No one messes with our pals and gets away with it! We also have to find Gennai!"
"Yeah!!"
'At least this way, I can prove to Sora that we make a great team.'
"But Taichi, it'll take a long time to get to Piyomon's area," the small reptile explained. "It would take at least a day's journey by foot and unfortunately, I can't fly unless I'm MetalGreymon and that power that I used to have from Qinglongmon, which allowed me to warp evolve to WarGreymon to fight against BlackWarGreymon, was a one time only thing." He lowered his head and frowned. "I can't do it anymore."
"That's okay, buddy," Taichi said while patting his friend on the back. "I'm sure we'll think of something to stop all of those evil Digimon and to find Sora."
"Okay, but I hope we come up with something," Agumon muttered.
"So, Agumon, since I'm here and we aren't going anywhere for a while...can I have a bite to eat," Taichi blurted out quickly with a big lopsided grin.
"Sure thing, pal. Just watch yourself and please don't fall into any of those pits," he warned.
"C'mon now, I'm older, sort of," Taichi said with overconfidence. "I'm not as clumsy as I was when I was a kid."
Time he said that, he tripped over his untied shoelace, which caused Agumon to sweat drop.
"You were saying?"
"Um, just gotta tie my shoelaces...hehehe," the boy laughed, a bit embarrassed.
"Let's go," Agumon said, shaking his head at his friend.
The two headed off towards a clearing where Agumon had a lot of food
stored in the trunk of a tree. The two then started to eat and
reminisce as well as
think
of some way to get to Sora...
****
Koushirou and Mimi had been walking for a good while and were talking
the majority of the time. The place was a lot farther than both
of
them thought.
"Koushirou..."
"Yes, Mimi-san?"
"Do you have any theories as to why we could've been brought back to the Digital World?"
"No, not really," the boy admitted while shaking his head. "But I do have this feeling that we will find all of our answers once we reach our destination!"
"How do you know?"
"I don't, really," Koushirou stated, staring ahead. "It's just a feeling that I have."
"That doesn't sound like you. You always have to have facts before you come up with anything or even agree to it."
"Well, I guess I have changed in that sense," the boy said with a shrug. "Having all of the facts doesn't mean anything and one going by instincts is a good thing too."
"Speaking of changes, how how has everyone been?"
"Fine," Koushirou said plainly. He then spoke in an unintentional semi love-struck tone. "Everyone is fine, especially Miyako-kun! She cracked a computer code for me that I had been trying to figure out for days! Isn't she amazing!"
"I bet she is," Mimi muttered sarcastically.
"Oh, did you say something Mimi-san?"
"No, I didn't say anything," she lied, growing slightly annoyed with Koushirou's always referring to Miyako for everything.
She put her hands into Koushirou's uniform jacket pockets. She felt a metallic object in it. She took it out, Koushirou noticed as he glanced to his side at her.
"I see you found my Digivice."
"So you keep yours with you too."
"All the time," he nodded. "It helps me to remember Tentomon by and our adventures in the Digital World together."
Mimi handed Koushirou his Digivice and unclipped hers from her overly big skirt.
"I do too," she said while staring down at it. "Michael keeps his with him too. We both figured that if we can't see our Digimon pals anymore, it wouldn't hurt to have something to remember them by."
"That is exactly the way we see it. Miyako-kun always keeps her D-3 and D-Terminal with her in a pocket she made for her uniform. She still uses the D-Terminal to send out e-mail to everyone."
"So, how is Jou-senpai doing?" Mimi asked. "You haven't really mentioned anything about him, or anyone else for that matter, other than Miyako."
"He's doing okay," Koushirou said. "He is always studying as usual."
"That's it," the girl said in surprise, stopping in her tracks. "That's all that's happening with him? Just studying?"
Koushirou stopped walking and turned to face her.
"You sound surprised," the boy observed.
"You bet I am," the girl said with her hands on her hips. "Jou-senpai is almost out of High School! Are you telling me that he has never dated or has had a girlfriend?"
"Um..."
"Do you know something?"
"Why are you so concerned?"
"To be honest with you, I'm just curious. As long as I have known him, he has always been into the studying thing, not that that's a bad thing. I was just wondering if he had changed any since my last visit."
"Well, it's supposed to be a secret." The boy scratched the back of his head.
"I just love secrets!" the girl squealed excitedly. "This is what I was waiting for, some juicy gossip! What's the secret?"
"Do you promise not to let on that you know?"
"Cross my heart," Mimi smiled sweetly.
Koushirou stared at Mimi momentarily. He had almost forgotten about the pretty smile the young girl had, but he shook that thought off and continued on...
"Well, Jou-san has an interest in an American girl," Koushirou explained. "Her name is Malissa. Her family moved here a while after your last visit to Japan. She is a nice person, but you can tell that Jou-san is very interested in her. He doesn't have the courage to ask such a girl out."
"How cute," Mimi smiled. "Jou-senpai having a crush. You know, he should probably ask Taichi or Yamato for some advice."
"That's just the thing," the boy said with a nervous grin. "I am the only one who knows and he didn't want to tell Taichi-san or the others because he is afraid of being teased by them."
"He worries about what other people think too much," Mimi said while shaking her head.
"Maybe so, but Taichi-san is a bit immature. He may not be as bad as he used to be, but he still is and he probably would tease for a while before getting serious."
"You're probably right," the girl laughed.
"Yeah."
"So, speaking of Taichi," Mimi started, getting off the subject of Jou, "how is he, Sora, and Yamato doing?"
"You are just loaded with questions."
"I'm just concerned about my friends, that's all," Mimi replied quickly and seriously.
"I haven't seen much of Taichi-san, Sora-san, or Yamato-san since they started High School," the boy told her. "I see Takeru-kun and the others occasionally since we are all busy with different things." The boy then thought for a moment. "Oh, I forgot to mention this, Yamato-san and his group will be giving a concert this upcoming Saturday night. They will be performing on that show that helps to get local bands discovered. Do you remember that show?"
"Yeah, I used to watch that all the time!"
"That's the show he and his band are going to be on. We're all going to cheer him on."
"That's great! I hope they get discovered."
"Sora-san is going to be in a Tennis Tournament this Saturday afternoon after school also," Koushirou added on. "I was going to go with Taichi-san to cheer her on. I am not sure if the others can make it or not yet."
"I hope she does okay too," Mimi said. "So there is nothing
else
is going on in the life of Taich that you know of?"
"Nope," the boy said while shaking his head. "None what-so-ever."
"How about Sora?"
He shook his head again.
"Yamato?"
"No, nothing, except for what I just said a while ago. Why do you ask?"
"So they haven't told yet," the girl muttered out aloud.
"Told what?"
"I don't know if I should..."
"I told you about Jou-san," the boy pointed out to her. "The least you could do is let me in on what's going on involving Taichi-san, Sora-san, and Yamato-san."
"Fair enough," the girl said giving in. "I can't keep this secret anymore anyway; it's driving me crazy! Either Sora or Yamato should have told by now anyway! I can't believe they've kept it a secret this long!"
"This must be some secret," Koushirou said, obviously interested.
"Okay, I'll tell you, but just remember to let on that you don't know and when they do tell, just act surprised."
"I won't tell," he promised with a nod.
"Good," the girl smiled. "Now I have been talking to Sora a lot lately. She's been having a bit of a problem and it's upsetting since I'm not there with her to give her some moral support."
"She always seemed normal to me when ever I would see her," Koushirou said. "She always seems to act as if nothing is bothering her."
"She's a good actress, now the secret is about Yamato and Sora and Taichi and Takeru finding out!"
She told him everything dealing with the secret relationship between Sora and Yamato, and Takeru accidentally blabbing to Taichi.
"Why am I always left out of these things," Koushirou fumed. "I thought I was a part of the team! Taichi-san knows; Takeru-kun knows and since he knows, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Hikari-san knows, especially since Taichi-san is her brother and since Takeru-kun knows, then Daisuke-kun probably knows since he is in the same class as both Hikari-san and Takeru-kun, which means Ichijouji-kun probably knows since he is best friends with Daisuke-kun, which means that Miyako-kun probably knows since Ichijouji-kun always hangs around her constantly, and---"
"Calm down, Koushirou," Mimi said, sweat dropping from his rambling. "As far as I know, the only people who know are Taichi and Takeru and the both of them are keeping it a secret. The only reason I know about Takeru and Taichi finding out is because Takeru e-mailed me and told me. He wanted to tell someone this news so he told me about all that had happened. I already knew about Sora dating Yamato because of her actually telling me."
"Well, I suppose that's a good enough reason, but I am always left out of things" the boy said stubbornly.
The boy then calmed down a bit.
"Poor Taichi-san. I never realized that he was interested in Sora-san," the boy said shaking his head. "The two do have quite a history together. Taichi-san and Sora-san had been friends for many years before our encounter in the Digital World. They even knew each other all those years ago when we all witnessed that battle between Greymon and Parrotmon. Who would have guessed that Taichi-san had such an interest in Sora-san in a non friendship way..."
"Yeah, who would have."
The two started their walk again. It took them a short while longer until they reached the factory...
"We're finally here, let's go," Mimi exclaimed.
"Right!"
The two started running towards the factory, but Koushirou was in the front and tripped over a couple of things, which caused Mimi to fall as well.
"Next time you stop, how about giving me a warning," the girl shouted at him.
"Sorry," the boy apologized. "I tripped over something."
Mimi looked over at the objects Koushirou had tripped over. She then gasped.
"What's the matter?"
"Koushirou...look!"
The boy got a wide-eyed look as he saw what he had tripped over.
"My laptop and its carrying case!"
"And my old pink hat I wore when we came to the Digital World for the first time!"
Koushirou picked up his laptop and Mimi picked up her hat and put it on.
"I haven't worn this in years," the girl said with a smile. "It's the perfect thing to wear when we're walking out here like this. It helps to block out the sun's rays."
Koushirou started to mess with his laptop and turned it on. Lucky for him, the battery was fully charged and it worked better than ever. It even seemed to boot up faster than usual.
"Peculiar," Koushirou said, trying to figure out how his laptop had appeared from out of no place.
"It's nice that your laptop works, but can we go now," the girl asked. "I'm starting to get hot wearing this sweater and your jacket over top of it."
"Okay," he nodded while shutting off his laptop, strapping it to his back. "Let's go."
The two went towards the factory, but they didn't realize that they were going to be in for a big surprise...