Chapter 7: Love and War/Our own kind
Tai smiled as Sora came out of her apartment wearing the locket he had gotten her two years ago on their first date. "Beautiful as always, Sora."
Sora smiled and turned around to pose for him, "You think so? I wasn't so sure if I should have listened to Mimi about getting this dress."
Tai eyed the dress as it mimiced the curves of Sora's body. He began to drift off as he stared. He envisioned his future with Sora. They had always been friends, but he realized how much he liked her when they turned 14 and now they were voted as most likely to marry by their school. He snapped back to reality at the sound of his name, "Huh? What was that?"
Sora had her hands on her hips and she was giving him a weird look, "do you think this dress reveals to much?"
Tai opened his eyes wide and gave the dress another look. He never even noticed that it was so highly cut on the sides and lowly cut on the front. "Umm. Not really."
Sora squinted, "From a teenage boy's point of view?"
Tai looked Sora in the eyes. She had a way with cracking the relationship whip on him, "No. From a friend's point of view."
She smiled, "Good, then let's get going. We don't want to be late."
"Right." He took Sora's hand and they walked to his car. They had reservations for dinner on a boat restaurant. Tai had made the reservations 5 months in advance in order to get an outdoor table. They got in the car and Tai began to drive to the piers.
- A restaurant -
Matt gazed out the window at the ocean. His girlfriend was talking about the usual. Her latest hair style, things her friends got from their boyfriends and such. Geez, it's not like I don't like you. "Are you implying that I don't pay enough attention to you?"
The girl stopped and gave him a dumb look, "What? No, I'm just saying how sweet it is of them to give them presents like that."
"and you think I should do that more often?" Matt turned to look at her. He'd been going out with Kirsty for nearly 5 months, and she had never indicated that she wanted a present. I'm not missing some kind of holiday am I?
"No! I don't want our relationship to be based on material things. I think we're past that kind of thing. What we have is more intimate than what they have." She held one of his hands in hers. Her warm flesh soothing his.
"Okay, Kris." Matt smiled and returned to gazing at the ocean. "Someday, I'm going to take you with me to he other side of that Ocean. There I'll make you the happiest girl on Earth."
"That's sweet, but you don't have to take me to America to do that. We don't live in the 1920s anymore."
Matt looked at her smiling face, "I know that, but I think it'd be nice to live in America, where our children will have more opportunities."
"Kids?" Kristy let go of Matt's hand, as if afraid of what he said. "Isn't it a bit too early to think about kids? We haven't even spoken of marriage yet."
Matt gave a small laugh under his breath, "You're right. Why don't we concentrate on dinner then?"
Kristy smiled and they began to eat.
- Atop the Tokyo Tower -
A dark figure watched over the passing lights of cars below. He grinned as he watched the many humans walk about their lives, never knowing the evil that watched their every move. "Clueless fools!" The figure ranted in a rather young voice. "They won't know what hit them. They'll be so clueless they won't even know they're dead!"
A small digimon floated down to the figure, "Master, are you ready to make your appearance then?"
The figure turned to the digimon, "Ah, Kraymon, my good friend. Yes, I will be attacking tonight." He pulled a small device from his belt. "The foolish children have wasted too much time with trivial activities. It is time we made our move."
The small digimon flew below him and the figure jumped onto his back. "Yes master. Kraymon digivolve to... Devidramon! Digivolve to... MetalDevidramon!" MetalDevidramon roared as he flew over Tokyo in search of the children.
The figure grinned, "Come, my friend, it is time we faced our destiny!" They flew through the night towards the piers. "Down there! That is where we shall make our challenge!"
- On the boat restaurant -
Tai gazed into Sora's eyes as they held hands and listened to the music." Two years, Sora. Since I asked you on that first date. I was so scared I thought I wet my pants."
Sora tightened her grip as she laughed, "The way I remember it, you did wet your pants."
"Oh yeah." Tai laughed a little. He moved his head closer to kiss her.
Sora didn't resist. She moved in for the kiss, but the sounds of screams caught her attention. "What?" She looked up at the sky and saw a black colored digimon flying towards the boat. "Tai! Look!"
"I see it!" Tai had his head bent upward to see. The dark shape looked like a cross between Devidramon and Machinedramon. I wonder what it's here for. The figure roared a high pitched cry as it shot eye-beams at the boat. The boat shook as the first shot threw it by causing large waves in the water. The second shot blew a hole in the hull. "Guess that answers my question!" Tai pulled out the keys to his car, which was parked about 200 feet away. He kit the power lock in a rhythmic pattern.
Inside the trunk, Agumon heard the power lock go off in the rhythm Tai had told him about. "Looks like they're in trouble!" Agumon waited for the end of the pattern, which unlocked the trunk. He sprang out and ran towards the boat restaurant, which was still docked.
Soar gave Tai an angry look, "You brought him with use? How could you do that!?"
Tai looked at her innocently, "What do you mean? Did I do something wrong?" He watched as Agumon entered the boat.
Snapped her head around, "do something wrong? This is our anniversary! Our special night to be alone and you bring Agumon!?"
Sora turned her back to Tai. He never imagined that bringing Agumon in case they got into trouble. "What's the big deal, Sora? It's not like he's eating with us? I just had him along in the trunk in case we were attacked! And we are under attack!" He pointed at the dark figure in the sky. It circled over them as if in wait for their digimon.
"Still..." Sora looked up at the monster in wait. "You could have at least told me, Tai! You can stay here and fight, but I'm going home!" She turned towards the exit and began to storm out. She mumbled something under her breath not to let Tai hear.
Tai ran after Sora and grabbed her by the arm, "Wait! Sora, you can't just leave! You're not going to walk that distance are you?" He struggled to keep Sora from moving while trying not to hurt her arm.
Sora kept her back facing Tai, "I've walked across a desert with you. I think I can handle the streets of Tokyo. She struggled out of Tai's grip and exited into the pier.
Tai ran to the edge of the boat and yelled, "But what if the monster gets you?"
Sora didn't heed her call, but instead continued to walk. Tai looked up at the beast in the sky and cursed. Stupid monster! Why did you have to ruin my date with Sora!? You just wait. We tightened his hands into fists as Agumon made his way to his side.
Agumon looked at the dark colored creature and said, "Want me to digivolve?"
Tai nodded, but stopped his friend. He looked closer at the shadow and saw something in its arms. "A kid? Agumon, wait! That thing is holding a kid hostage!" He pointed at the object in the creatures arms.
The figure stopped circling in the sky and began to descend to Tai and Agumon. It lowered enough to let the child out of its arms and remained close enough to pick him up at a moments notice. The child looked to be at the age of 10. He had black hair and blue eyes. The combination made him look evil and innocent at the same time, giving Tai mixed thoughts about him. "Greetings, first child." The child spoke. He smiled as he presented himself, "I am Clive, the one chosen to be the 9th child."
Tai studdered back as the words hit him, "9th child? Then you're one of us? You've come to help us stop these attacks." He stepped forward to shake the boy's hand in friendship.
"Stay where you are!" The boy shouted. His digimon roared and placed it's flesh hand in between the children. "I may be a Digidestined, but I don't share your ideas of team work." He looked at Agumon and smiled, the look sent shivers up Tai's back, "I've come here to challenge you, Tai. To a battle."
"A battle? What for? As Digidestined we should fight along side each other, not against each other!" He put up his fists as if to give his words power. "There's so few of us. Why split us apart?"
The boy looked back at Tai, "Is that so?" He pointed up at the stars,"Look at them, Tai! The chosen children are as numerous as there are stars! Every child has the potential to become a Digidestined, they simply do not believe. They feel weak, or lack the humility to be one as us! I was chosen for my strength as a loner! My destiny is to stand as the lone victor!"
Tai squinted his eyes at the child's declaration, "Is that so? Then why do you wish to battle with me?"
Clive balled his hands into fists, "Isn't it obvious? To prove that I am stronger than you! To reach my destiny I must get all opposition out of the way, which includes you and your friends!" He signaled his digimon to lift him into the sky, "So if you feel up to it, Tai! Meet me in Digiworld, on File island. And We'll see who's digimon is stronger. Your MetalGreymon or my MetalDevidramon. But right now you have your own problems coming." He disappeared as the digimon carried him away in the sky.
Tai watched as the figure disappeared. His fists were shaking as he thought of what to do. "You want a fight? You got it. When I beat you you'll have no choice but to join us in our fight to save the two worlds." He then thought about the last hing Clive had told him, "Our own problems? What does he mean?"