Trials Chapter 3
D: I do not own Digimon.
A/N: Sorry about the wait. Homework and Social life do come first- ;) But anyway- to add on to the wait ff.net was down for like the longest time ever! I was going crazy! I don't know about you- but I luv reading fan fics- it's quite relaxing after a stressful day. And believe me I have had my fill of those these past few weeks- But hey- That's life. It sucks and then you die :) well that should be a :( death bad! Anyway- I apologize for the mumbling- I seem to do that a lot- And now I return you to your regularly scheduled dose of a Taiora fic
"She'll be alright?" Tai questioned the old Gennai.
"The only way to save her is if she is worthy enough to take on the power of the catalyst. Gennai explained.
"What exactly is the catalyst?" TK questioned.
"And what does our crest have to do with it?" Kari asked.
"An obscure and very unknown legend came to our attention a few weeks after Malomyotismon was defeated. Before we could totally understand it- Shin Sue showed up and quickly and quietly recreated devimon and engineered ADM. The catalyst is the last line of defense- we didn't need to use it before, but now it's the only way to totally secure the digital world from evil ever coming to power again."
"Where did they take her? When will she be better?" Tai questioned.
"Calm down. She is at the temple of the catalyst as we speak. Gennai answered. "We must wait there for her to become one entity known as the catalyst." Gennai motioned for them to follow. The tears were still fresh in everyone's eyes, but they followed the old man. Tai picked up tiny yokomon and carried her close to his chest. Suddenly they were all transported into a huge room.
The ceiling arched like a dome and the walls were light up by torches near statues and paintings that decorated the walls.
"This is the temple of the Catalyst." Gennai said. "We need to wait and see if the pairing was a success."
"So this catalyst, as you call it, is an actual being?" Izzy inquired.
"No really, it is more like an entity. A spirit without a physical form. Legend tells of a truly pure soul that will be able to merge with it and then the combined powers of the catalyst and it's host, along with the powers of hope and light will rid the digital world of all evil forever." Gennai explained.
"And you think Sora is destined to be the one to join with this spirit?" Matt asked.
"Her act of love is all the proof I need to show me that she is truly a pure soul… I however do not know if she is 'the one.'"
"But what if she isn't?" Ken asked.
"Then… her body will die due to the blow and the digital world will perish…" Gennai lowered his head. "Without the catalyst we have no hope of defeating this evil, it is just to powerful."
"Yes we do!" Davis spoke up. "We'll do it like we always do- I mean we can't just sit here!"
"Not against this foe. In order to defeat her and her creations you will not be able to fight as usual. The spore has given this girl powers beyond comprehension. She is able to sum up large amounts of energy; she has almost mystic and magical powers. You will need to counter those attacks using similar energy- then and only then will you be able to defeat her and her creations. She is their power source."
"Then the catalyst will be able to be a match for her?" Cody questioned.
"Yes, the Catalyst, one paired with another will be able to match Shin- Sue's power and with TK and Kari will be able to defeat her." Gennai continued to explain the situation.
"So where exactly is Sora?" Mimi asked worriedly. She had been clinging to Joe for some time now- afraid to let go. Gennai pointed to an elaborate doorway at the far end of the temple.
"Beyond those doors she is undergoing the trials. We are safe here. The powers of the Catalyst shield this place from all evil."
Tai slowly walked over to the doorway and set his hand on it.
"Come on Sora. We believe in you…" He whispered.
Somehow or another most of the digimon and children drifted off into sleep while they waited for Sora. The day, so far, had been a long and emotionally trying one.
Behind the sanctuary doors, Sora was undergoing the trails.
Slowly she opened her eyes to find herself looking down at her body.
"What… how…that's….me.." She said. He voice echoed. She looked away from her battered body for a moment and looked at her surroundings. The intense light made her shield her eyes.
"Welcome." Came a strange voice from nowhere.
"Who? ….Where are you?" Sora cried out.
"Have no fear child…. You have been found worthy."
"Worthy? Worthy of what?" Sora asked. "Where am I and why can I see my body? Am… am I dead? Is this heaven?"
"Hardly child-" A bright figure came closer to where Sora was floating above her body. Sora strained her eyes to try and get a look at the approaching figure, but the light was too tremendous. "Fear not… we will be returning to your body soon."
"We? Then.. That means you… you're the…"
"I am-" And with that the light became even brighter and Sora blacked out- the last thing she remembered was a heat that suddenly filled her soul…
Soon the building began to shake. The digi destined , who were sleeping we abruptly awoken along with their digimon. The doors to the inner sanctuary slowly began to inch open. Tai fell backwards, he had been leaning against the doors. Quickly everyone was on their feet and looking in on the catalyst's sanctum.
"I thought you said we were safe here?" Yolei screamed as the building continued to shake and bits of ceiling and wall fell.
"We are, the catalyst is opening the doors to show us if the merge was successful… or not." Gennai said.
The doors opened fully revealing a large stone staircase, and at the top a small Japanese shrine perched.
"sore will be awaiting our arrival at the top." Gennai said as he floated to the top. Tai immediately began to sprint up the stairs, the rest of the group followed.
They were all out of breath as they reached the top. However it was worth al the effort when they gazed upon Sora.
She floated in mid air in a kneeling position. He shorts and bloody tee shirt were gone and she now wore a golden silk kimono. Her eyes were closed and she looked as if she was deep in meditation.
"Sora?" Tai whispered. He almost felt afraid to go near her. "Gennai? Is she?"
"They have merged children.." Gennai said as he let out a relieved sigh. "We must be patient now, the Catalyst and Sora will be trying to find a balance right now."
As soon as he said this Sora's eyes flickered open. She extended her legs and stood on her own. There was silence as she looked around. The expression on her face was one of confusion, and yet a deeper sense of knowing.
"Sora?" Tai said as he slowly took a step closer. She closed her eyes and suddenly fell to the floor. Tai instantly went to her aid. He took her in his arms. Her crimson eyes opened, and she gave out a small moan as she smiled up at Tai.
"What happened?" She whispered to him as she put a hand on her head.
"Sora.. I thought I had lost you." Tai pulled her closer to him and hugged her tightly. Tai once again began to madly kiss her, he was just so relieved. Sora smiled and returned his affection. They broke off from the hundreds of kisses and they found they could only smile at each other.
"You'll never lose me Tai.. I'd never leave you."
The rest of the group stood there- happy to see Sora was really alright.
"How do you feel?" Joe asked as he came closer to where Tai and Sora were.
Sora, still in Tai's tight embrace, looked up to Joe. "I feel… different.." She said trying to explain the new feeling of the catalyst inside. "My head hurts a little, but my wound is gone and I feel… I feel this strange power inside.."
"Good, then the merge is complete." Gennai said.
"Now what do we do?" Izzy questioned as he stared at Sora. She didn't look all that different to him. Hundreds of questions ran through his never resting mind.
"face the evil." Sora replied. She moved out of Tai's arms and stood.
"Just like that? We simply walk up to her and fight?" Ken questioned.
"No, 'we' do not. I do." Sora corrected him. Tai stood up and went to Sora's side.
"But you can't do this alone." Tai said as he put his arm around her and drew her, once again to him. He nuzzled her neck affectionately, he needed to be near her- he had almost lost her again- he promised himself he would never let it happen again.
"Tai… please.." Sora said inexpediently and pulled away from his embrace. Tai looked hurt as she walked over and started to converse with Gennai.
Kari went and put her hand on Tai's shoulder to comfort him.
"Tai, she's been through a lot, and well, just hang in there. Once this is all over, she'll be ok."
"Ya, I guess." He replied. "at least she's alive. I don't know what I would have done if she would have died."
D: I do not own Digimon.
A/N: Sorry about the wait. Homework and Social life do come first- ;) But anyway- to add on to the wait ff.net was down for like the longest time ever! I was going crazy! I don't know about you- but I luv reading fan fics- it's quite relaxing after a stressful day. And believe me I have had my fill of those these past few weeks- But hey- That's life. It sucks and then you die :) well that should be a :( death bad! Anyway- I apologize for the mumbling- I seem to do that a lot- And now I return you to your regularly scheduled dose of a Taiora fic
"She'll be alright?" Tai questioned the old Gennai.
"The only way to save her is if she is worthy enough to take on the power of the catalyst. Gennai explained.
"What exactly is the catalyst?" TK questioned.
"And what does our crest have to do with it?" Kari asked.
"An obscure and very unknown legend came to our attention a few weeks after Malomyotismon was defeated. Before we could totally understand it- Shin Sue showed up and quickly and quietly recreated devimon and engineered ADM. The catalyst is the last line of defense- we didn't need to use it before, but now it's the only way to totally secure the digital world from evil ever coming to power again."
"Where did they take her? When will she be better?" Tai questioned.
"Calm down. She is at the temple of the catalyst as we speak. Gennai answered. "We must wait there for her to become one entity known as the catalyst." Gennai motioned for them to follow. The tears were still fresh in everyone's eyes, but they followed the old man. Tai picked up tiny yokomon and carried her close to his chest. Suddenly they were all transported into a huge room.
The ceiling arched like a dome and the walls were light up by torches near statues and paintings that decorated the walls.
"This is the temple of the Catalyst." Gennai said. "We need to wait and see if the pairing was a success."
"So this catalyst, as you call it, is an actual being?" Izzy inquired.
"No really, it is more like an entity. A spirit without a physical form. Legend tells of a truly pure soul that will be able to merge with it and then the combined powers of the catalyst and it's host, along with the powers of hope and light will rid the digital world of all evil forever." Gennai explained.
"And you think Sora is destined to be the one to join with this spirit?" Matt asked.
"Her act of love is all the proof I need to show me that she is truly a pure soul… I however do not know if she is 'the one.'"
"But what if she isn't?" Ken asked.
"Then… her body will die due to the blow and the digital world will perish…" Gennai lowered his head. "Without the catalyst we have no hope of defeating this evil, it is just to powerful."
"Yes we do!" Davis spoke up. "We'll do it like we always do- I mean we can't just sit here!"
"Not against this foe. In order to defeat her and her creations you will not be able to fight as usual. The spore has given this girl powers beyond comprehension. She is able to sum up large amounts of energy; she has almost mystic and magical powers. You will need to counter those attacks using similar energy- then and only then will you be able to defeat her and her creations. She is their power source."
"Then the catalyst will be able to be a match for her?" Cody questioned.
"Yes, the Catalyst, one paired with another will be able to match Shin- Sue's power and with TK and Kari will be able to defeat her." Gennai continued to explain the situation.
"So where exactly is Sora?" Mimi asked worriedly. She had been clinging to Joe for some time now- afraid to let go. Gennai pointed to an elaborate doorway at the far end of the temple.
"Beyond those doors she is undergoing the trials. We are safe here. The powers of the Catalyst shield this place from all evil."
Tai slowly walked over to the doorway and set his hand on it.
"Come on Sora. We believe in you…" He whispered.
Somehow or another most of the digimon and children drifted off into sleep while they waited for Sora. The day, so far, had been a long and emotionally trying one.
Behind the sanctuary doors, Sora was undergoing the trails.
Slowly she opened her eyes to find herself looking down at her body.
"What… how…that's….me.." She said. He voice echoed. She looked away from her battered body for a moment and looked at her surroundings. The intense light made her shield her eyes.
"Welcome." Came a strange voice from nowhere.
"Who? ….Where are you?" Sora cried out.
"Have no fear child…. You have been found worthy."
"Worthy? Worthy of what?" Sora asked. "Where am I and why can I see my body? Am… am I dead? Is this heaven?"
"Hardly child-" A bright figure came closer to where Sora was floating above her body. Sora strained her eyes to try and get a look at the approaching figure, but the light was too tremendous. "Fear not… we will be returning to your body soon."
"We? Then.. That means you… you're the…"
"I am-" And with that the light became even brighter and Sora blacked out- the last thing she remembered was a heat that suddenly filled her soul…
Soon the building began to shake. The digi destined , who were sleeping we abruptly awoken along with their digimon. The doors to the inner sanctuary slowly began to inch open. Tai fell backwards, he had been leaning against the doors. Quickly everyone was on their feet and looking in on the catalyst's sanctum.
"I thought you said we were safe here?" Yolei screamed as the building continued to shake and bits of ceiling and wall fell.
"We are, the catalyst is opening the doors to show us if the merge was successful… or not." Gennai said.
The doors opened fully revealing a large stone staircase, and at the top a small Japanese shrine perched.
"sore will be awaiting our arrival at the top." Gennai said as he floated to the top. Tai immediately began to sprint up the stairs, the rest of the group followed.
They were all out of breath as they reached the top. However it was worth al the effort when they gazed upon Sora.
She floated in mid air in a kneeling position. He shorts and bloody tee shirt were gone and she now wore a golden silk kimono. Her eyes were closed and she looked as if she was deep in meditation.
"Sora?" Tai whispered. He almost felt afraid to go near her. "Gennai? Is she?"
"They have merged children.." Gennai said as he let out a relieved sigh. "We must be patient now, the Catalyst and Sora will be trying to find a balance right now."
As soon as he said this Sora's eyes flickered open. She extended her legs and stood on her own. There was silence as she looked around. The expression on her face was one of confusion, and yet a deeper sense of knowing.
"Sora?" Tai said as he slowly took a step closer. She closed her eyes and suddenly fell to the floor. Tai instantly went to her aid. He took her in his arms. Her crimson eyes opened, and she gave out a small moan as she smiled up at Tai.
"What happened?" She whispered to him as she put a hand on her head.
"Sora.. I thought I had lost you." Tai pulled her closer to him and hugged her tightly. Tai once again began to madly kiss her, he was just so relieved. Sora smiled and returned his affection. They broke off from the hundreds of kisses and they found they could only smile at each other.
"You'll never lose me Tai.. I'd never leave you."
The rest of the group stood there- happy to see Sora was really alright.
"How do you feel?" Joe asked as he came closer to where Tai and Sora were.
Sora, still in Tai's tight embrace, looked up to Joe. "I feel… different.." She said trying to explain the new feeling of the catalyst inside. "My head hurts a little, but my wound is gone and I feel… I feel this strange power inside.."
"Good, then the merge is complete." Gennai said.
"Now what do we do?" Izzy questioned as he stared at Sora. She didn't look all that different to him. Hundreds of questions ran through his never resting mind.
"face the evil." Sora replied. She moved out of Tai's arms and stood.
"Just like that? We simply walk up to her and fight?" Ken questioned.
"No, 'we' do not. I do." Sora corrected him. Tai stood up and went to Sora's side.
"But you can't do this alone." Tai said as he put his arm around her and drew her, once again to him. He nuzzled her neck affectionately, he needed to be near her- he had almost lost her again- he promised himself he would never let it happen again.
"Tai… please.." Sora said inexpediently and pulled away from his embrace. Tai looked hurt as she walked over and started to converse with Gennai.
Kari went and put her hand on Tai's shoulder to comfort him.
"Tai, she's been through a lot, and well, just hang in there. Once this is all over, she'll be ok."
"Ya, I guess." He replied. "at least she's alive. I don't know what I would have done if she would have died."